National Regional Profile: Slacks Creek (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305304637   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
536
449
383
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.4
7.0
5.7
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
696
722
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
334
347
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
382
324
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
349
356
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
282
256
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
405
372
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
2,448
2,377
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
52.0
57.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
33,729
34,514
33,972
35,326
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
5,267
5,135
5,243
4,959
na
Wage and salary income$m
158.4
157.1
165.4
162.8
na
Total income$m
163.8
163.9
172.2
170.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,074
30,603
31,549
32,834
na
Average total income$
31,100
31,911
32,837
34,385
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
76.6
75.6
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.4
6.8
na
na
na
Investment%
4.6
5.2
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.0
1.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
9.8
10.8
na
na
na
Other income%
0.6
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
213.0
215.0
na
na
na