National Regional Profile: Blacktown (C) - South-West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105530753   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
4,921
4,802
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
11.8
11.5
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
5,102
5,319
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
4,601
4,534
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
3,283
3,289
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,337
4,388
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
2,338
2,321
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
3,897
3,908
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
23,558
23,759
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
56.2
56.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,837
33,642
34,194
35,208
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
40,982
35,273
34,427
34,503
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,374.2
1,128.7
1,132.4
1,179.5
na
Total income$m
1,403.4
1,161.5
1,158.7
1,202.2
na
Average wage and salary income$
33,533
31,998
32,894
34,187
na
Average total income$
34,245
32,929
33,656
34,844
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
81.9
78.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.9
3.2
na
na
na
Investment%
1.3
0.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
0.7
0.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
11.0
17.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,710.0
1,466.0
na
na
na