National Regional Profile: Sheldon-Mt Cotton (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305506267   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
111
111
108
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.3
4.3
3.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
402
419
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
108
110
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
93
77
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
93
98
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
76
74
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
148
136
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
920
915
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
49.0
48.5
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,711
34,282
35,301
37,099
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,630
1,676
1,805
1,872
na
Wage and salary income$m
50.2
53.3
59.2
64.3
na
Total income$m
51.9
55.8
62.1
67.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,811
31,815
32,796
34,340
na
Average total income$
31,836
33,286
34,418
36,107
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
73.9
74.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.9
6.9
na
na
na
Investment%
4.7
5.1
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.9
2.0
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
9.9
10.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
1.1
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
70.0
75.0
na
na
na