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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 6,098 | 6,151 | 5,093 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.8 | 9.5 | 7.9 |
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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 | 14,578 | 14,841 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,121 | 7,401 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 7,536 | 7,310 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,033 | 4,974 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,146 | 4,057 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,554 | 6,655 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 44,969 | 45,240 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.2 | 68.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,810 | 30,424 | 31,503 | 32,933 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 37,963 | 38,165 | 38,517 | 40,187 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,018.3 | 1,060.4 | 1,108.8 | 1,199.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,050.3 | 1,114.4 | 1,170.5 | 1,263.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,823 | 27,785 | 28,787 | 29,855 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,666 | 29,200 | 30,388 | 31,436 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.6 | 56.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.5 | 8.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.5 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.3 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 22.3 | 22.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,870.0 | 1,993.0 | na | na | na |
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