National Regional Profile: Sydney (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
115,500
115,897
107,186
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.3
5.3
4.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
323,781
326,840
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
107,331
107,463
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
90,970
86,591
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
74,826
75,754
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
68,379
67,599
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
117,041
116,232
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
782,329
780,480
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
52.0
54.7
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
42,098
44,881
45,040
46,834
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,722,906
1,725,807
1,690,558
1,707,916
na
Wage and salary income$m
65,260.5
68,398.3
68,782.4
72,124.4
na
Total income$m
67,806.4
72,343.2
72,505.7
75,716.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
37,878
39,633
40,686
42,229
na
Average total income$
39,356
41,918
42,889
44,333
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
75.2
74.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
6.3
5.5
na
na
na
Investment%
8.0
9.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.9
1.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
7.7
7.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.9
1.0
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
89,981.0
97,411.0
na
na
na