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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 11,263 | 11,694 | 10,228 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
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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 | 43,576 | 44,275 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 8,858 | 8,961 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,911 | 6,563 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,303 | 4,310 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 7,819 | 7,440 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 11,066 | 10,958 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 82,533 | 82,503 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.8 | 51.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,450 | 40,963 | 41,892 | 43,165 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 177,012 | 174,251 | 171,167 | 171,262 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 6,290.1 | 6,515.1 | 6,579.3 | 6,791.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 6,658.1 | 6,980.1 | 7,039.4 | 7,230.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,535 | 37,389 | 38,438 | 39,656 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 37,614 | 40,058 | 41,126 | 42,219 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.2 | 73.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.2 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 8,892.0 | 9,396.0 | na | na | na |
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