National Regional Profile: Tweed (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA17550   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
3,114
2,805
2,237
Unemployment rate%
na
na
10.7
8.9
7.1
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
84,116.0
88,333.0
102,445.0
162,473.0
109,671.0
Total expenses$'000
64,453.0
60,975.0
67,823.0
69,655.0
80,197.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
19,663.0
27,358.0
34,622.0
92,818.0
29,474.0
Total assets$'000
761,110.0
784,564.0
817,017.0
910,114.0
944,931.0
Total liabilities$'000
49,350.0
49,333.0
53,951.0
57,630.0
60,357.0
GFS net worth$'000
711,760.0
735,231.0
763,066.0
852,484.0
884,574.0
Net debt$'000
-47,401.0
-61,148.0
-80,633.0
-96,949.0
-104,654.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
11,731
12,284
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
4,239
4,498
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
3,482
3,352
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
2,446
2,462
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
1,791
1,774
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
3,823
3,909
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
27,512
28,279
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
64.7
63.5
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,742
30,390
31,384
32,996
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
19,665
20,012
20,606
21,535
na
Wage and salary income$m
527.6
554.1
590.6
644.5
na
Total income$m
549.8
586.8
627.9
686.3
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,829
27,688
28,664
29,928
na
Average total income$
27,958
29,320
30,474
31,870
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
54.9
54.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.1
7.7
na
na
na
Investment%
7.0
8.5
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
4.4
4.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
23.8
24.1
na
na
na
Other income%
0.8
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
998.0
1,076.0
na
na
na