National Regional Profile: North Western (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 135   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
3,690
3,580
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
6.5
6.3
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
10,916
11,226
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
5,423
5,312
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
4,078
4,376
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
3,615
3,694
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
2,203
2,302
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
3,972
4,650
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
30,207
31,558
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
68.0
67.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,731
33,950
34,619
35,469
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
38,318
37,671
37,393
36,932
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,121.6
1,144.4
1,168.1
1,192.5
na
Total income$m
1,147.4
1,196.1
1,221.6
1,233.2
na
Average wage and salary income$
29,272
30,378
31,238
32,290
na
Average total income$
29,944
31,751
32,668
33,391
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
65.9
62.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.6
12.2
na
na
na
Investment%
6.5
7.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.2
1.2
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
16.5
16.2
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,758.0
1,928.0
na
na
na