National Regional Profile: Ravensthorpe (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA57420   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
32
24
25
Unemployment rate%
na
na
3.6
2.6
2.7
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
2,485.0
4,667.0
4,805.0
3,107.0
5,068.0
Total expenses$'000
3,033.0
3,282.0
3,375.0
3,070.0
3,551.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-548.0
1,385.0
1,430.0
37.0
1,517.0
Total assets$'000
15,373.0
29,919.0
30,816.0
30,164.0
31,961.0
Total liabilities$'000
879.0
696.0
717.0
3,046.0
2,947.0
GFS net worth$'000
14,494.0
29,223.0
30,099.0
27,118.0
29,014.0
Net debt$'000
-709.0
-1,948.0
-2,007.0
2,151.0
2,042.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
111
109
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
50
46
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
28
25
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
22
na
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
na
na
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
na
36
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
305
260
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
na
na
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,533
28,815
33,398
36,524
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
396
374
384
366
na
Wage and salary income$m
9.6
10.0
10.3
10.3
na
Total income$m
8.9
9.7
10.8
10.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
24,163
26,607
26,789
28,227
na
Average total income$
22,382
25,874
28,016
28,716
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
75.8
58.2
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
-5.6
18.4
na
na
na
Investment%
9.3
7.8
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.3
0.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
18.3
14.4
na
na
na
Other income%
1.0
0.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
13.0
18.0
na
na
na