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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 8,613 | 7,454 | 5,894 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
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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 | 15,071 | 15,716 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,436 | 7,678 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 10,873 | 10,371 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 7,311 | 7,576 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,949 | 3,899 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,380 | 7,475 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 52,020 | 52,714 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.7 | 60.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,156 | 32,513 | 33,411 | 34,803 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 83,979 | 83,029 | 83,030 | 85,015 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,395.1 | 2,452.0 | 2,531.9 | 2,707.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,471.2 | 2,551.5 | 2,644.1 | 2,835.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,520 | 29,532 | 30,494 | 31,851 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,426 | 30,730 | 31,846 | 33,351 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.1 | 70.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.8 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.5 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,472.0 | 3,631.0 | na | na | na |
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