National Regional Profile: North Metropolitan (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 50515   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
13,841
12,455
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
6.0
5.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
32,207
33,494
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
10,587
10,780
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
12,403
10,933
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
8,931
9,221
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
9,640
9,338
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
12,862
12,612
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
86,630
86,381
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
52.3
56.9
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
34,163
35,831
36,871
38,460
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
168,060
169,788
167,236
172,403
na
Wage and salary income$m
5,343.2
5,609.4
5,725.5
6,146.2
na
Total income$m
5,575.5
5,894.4
6,012.4
6,440.1
na
Average wage and salary income$
31,794
33,038
34,236
35,650
na
Average total income$
33,175
34,716
35,952
37,355
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
72.4
73.3
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.9
7.2
na
na
na
Investment%
6.3
6.6
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.0
2.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
9.3
9.8
na
na
na
Other income%
1.0
1.0
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
7,616.0
7,988.0
na
na
na