National Regional Profile: Birkdale (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305506254   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
372
332
286
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.6
4.4
3.6
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
987
1,084
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
318
303
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
213
207
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
256
266
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
253
261
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
330
343
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
2,357
2,464
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
57.1
50.3
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
35,072
35,983
37,293
38,553
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
6,153
6,233
5,941
6,023
na
Wage and salary income$m
196.8
205.2
202.1
212.2
na
Total income$m
202.8
214.4
213.6
223.3
na
Average wage and salary income$
31,979
32,917
34,016
35,235
na
Average total income$
32,963
34,403
35,946
37,080
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
75.9
76.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.7
6.1
na
na
na
Investment%
6.5
6.2
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.8
2.2
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
7.3
8.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
267.0
278.0
na
na
na