National Regional Profile: Waggamba (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 320057120   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
48
54
49
Unemployment rate%
na
na
3.0
3.0
2.7
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
10,238.0
8,806.0
9,067.0
11,095.0
9,791.0
Total expenses$'000
8,473.0
7,326.0
7,558.0
8,209.0
7,294.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-1,765.0
-1,480.0
-1,509.0
-2,886.0
-2,497.0
Total assets$'000
41,658.0
45,936.0
50,268.0
49,335.0
50,417.0
Total liabilities$'000
3,988.0
3,706.0
3,844.0
2,509.0
1,647.0
GFS net worth$'000
38,623.0
43,140.0
47,362.0
47,870.0
49,071.0
Net debt$'000
1,351.0
-1,867.0
-2,952.0
-4,355.0
-5,402.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
157
161
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
58
63
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
na
51
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
39
45
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
39
44
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
na
87
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
411
452
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
na
53.3
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,113
31,027
34,356
34,834
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,086
1,024
980
961
na
Wage and salary income$m
28.8
28.5
28.4
28.6
na
Total income$m
28.7
28.6
28.9
28.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,510
27,862
28,990
29,784
na
Average total income$
26,426
27,916
29,502
29,860
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
72.4
69.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.5
6.5
na
na
na
Investment%
8.4
12.1
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
0.8
0.8
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
9.7
10.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
41.0
43.0
na
na
na