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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 973 | 1,119 | 1,283 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,312 | 5,465 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,204 | 1,254 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,004 | 987 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 791 | 793 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,239 | 1,193 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,444 | 1,487 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,994 | 11,179 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.6 | 59.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,948 | 35,943 | 37,036 | 38,582 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17,996 | 18,391 | 19,016 | 19,662 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 569.5 | 605.9 | 648.8 | 697.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 596.2 | 639.5 | 684.8 | 733.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,646 | 32,945 | 34,117 | 35,471 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,131 | 34,771 | 36,012 | 37,304 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.7 | 71.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.0 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.5 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 817.0 | 879.0 | na | na | na |
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