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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,209 | 5,769 | 6,499 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
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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 | 19,353 | 19,722 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,288 | 6,416 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,366 | 5,152 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,062 | 4,189 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,052 | 3,880 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,095 | 5,943 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 45,216 | 45,304 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.3 | 63.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,614 | 35,377 | 36,663 | 38,245 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 60,674 | 61,367 | 61,554 | 63,431 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,921.4 | 2,010.5 | 2,094.6 | 2,248.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,004.0 | 2,115.8 | 2,204.7 | 2,359.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,668 | 32,761 | 34,029 | 35,451 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,029 | 34,478 | 35,817 | 37,191 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.3 | 71.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.2 | 14.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,767.0 | 2,933.0 | na | na | na |
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