National Regional Profile: Mount Barker (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA44550   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
424
463
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
3.4
3.7
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
14,282.0
15,647.0
18,990.0
22,925.0
22,759.0
Total expenses$'000
15,633.0
16,207.0
17,214.0
19,900.0
19,273.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-1,351.0
-560.0
1,776.0
3,025.0
3,486.0
Total assets$'000
116,105.0
118,133.0
135,140.0
137,788.0
148,729.0
Total liabilities$'000
8,983.0
8,944.0
7,165.0
6,478.0
5,477.0
GFS net worth$'000
107,122.0
109,189.0
127,975.0
131,310.0
143,252.0
Net debt$'000
4,508.0
3,299.0
1,933.0
129.0
-683.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
1,823
1,883
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
655
677
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
535
521
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
612
615
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
453
461
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
809
826
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
4,887
4,983
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
53.5
56.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,237
33,786
34,991
36,490
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
8,725
8,911
9,489
9,935
na
Wage and salary income$m
261.8
277.4
302.9
327.9
na
Total income$m
270.7
292.1
319.7
343.8
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,003
31,125
31,923
33,004
na
Average total income$
31,027
32,774
33,692
34,608
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
70.9
70.4
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.2
7.7
na
na
na
Investment%
7.2
8.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.4
2.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
10.6
10.8
na
na
na
Other income%
0.8
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
381.0
412.0
na
na
na