National Regional Profile: Hay (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 150153850   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
80
101
68
Unemployment rate%
na
na
4.1
5.4
3.5
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
6,051.0
5,857.0
6,408.0
6,610.0
7,650.0
Total expenses$'000
5,473.0
5,979.0
6,226.0
6,511.0
6,529.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
578.0
-122.0
182.0
99.0
1,121.0
Total assets$'000
49,566.0
49,430.0
49,691.0
50,153.0
51,455.0
Total liabilities$'000
1,252.0
1,157.0
1,243.0
1,429.0
1,558.0
GFS net worth$'000
48,314.0
48,273.0
48,448.0
48,724.0
49,897.0
Net debt$'000
-4,255.0
-4,522.0
-5,465.0
-6,073.0
-5,586.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
292
303
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
118
121
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
70
83
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
88
85
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
50
51
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
89
124
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
707
767
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
53.9
52.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,984
32,819
31,659
32,671
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,206
1,150
1,141
1,148
na
Wage and salary income$m
31.9
31.5
31.9
33.6
na
Total income$m
33.1
33.6
33.4
34.8
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,425
27,432
27,944
29,279
na
Average total income$
27,451
29,205
29,241
30,324
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
64.5
57.8
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
13.4
20.2
na
na
na
Investment%
5.7
7.2
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.2
1.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
14.8
13.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.3
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
51.0
58.0
na
na
na