National Regional Profile: Mackay (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 340   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
5,262
5,126
5,053
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.0
6.9
6.5
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
9,313
9,691
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
4,285
4,417
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
5,164
4,903
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
3,170
3,321
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
2,486
2,334
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
4,663
4,570
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
29,081
29,232
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
52.3
52.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
34,761
36,460
38,318
40,050
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
53,913
53,589
54,783
57,121
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,776.7
1,822.5
1,996.0
2,157.4
na
Total income$m
1,810.2
1,885.8
2,059.4
2,233.3
na
Average wage and salary income$
32,956
34,008
36,435
37,769
na
Average total income$
33,577
35,191
37,592
39,097
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
75.9
75.4
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.7
6.5
na
na
na
Investment%
4.4
5.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.1
1.2
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
10.6
11.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.3
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,393.0
2,503.0
na
na
na