National Regional Profile: Fortitude Valley (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305051227   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
85
143
133
Unemployment rate%
na
na
11.9
8.0
7.0
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
152
155
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
139
163
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
132
150
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
na
na
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
90
110
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
na
na
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
570
651
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
58.3
56.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
42,843
43,845
44,329
46,493
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
972
990
1,110
1,772
na
Wage and salary income$m
35.4
37.9
44.6
72.4
na
Total income$m
37.0
40.6
46.8
76.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
36,430
38,293
40,221
40,866
na
Average total income$
38,029
40,983
42,200
43,312
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
71.6
72.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.4
5.0
na
na
na
Investment%
12.6
11.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.2
1.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
9.5
9.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.8
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
51.0
56.0
na
na
na