National Regional Profile: Mount Remarkable (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA44830   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
92
68
62
Unemployment rate%
na
na
6.4
4.7
4.2
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
2,747.0
3,075.0
4,628.0
3,295.0
4,281.0
Total expenses$'000
2,983.0
2,981.0
3,531.0
4,886.0
3,773.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-236.0
94.0
1,097.0
-1,591.0
508.0
Total assets$'000
23,719.0
25,102.0
25,458.0
63,437.0
64,690.0
Total liabilities$'000
442.0
1,684.0
966.0
1,195.0
1,909.0
GFS net worth$'000
23,277.0
23,418.0
24,492.0
62,242.0
62,781.0
Net debt$'000
-434.0
-1,059.0
-564.0
-454.0
911.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
362
353
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
107
114
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
83
94
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
36
35
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
50
36
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
121
135
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
759
767
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
62.8
67.5
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
29,197
29,946
35,498
38,284
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
798
768
703
740
na
Wage and salary income$m
20.0
20.7
19.6
21.9
na
Total income$m
19.2
21.2
20.7
23.4
na
Average wage and salary income$
25,121
26,924
27,828
29,555
na
Average total income$
24,004
27,597
29,385
31,599
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
68.6
54.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
-4.6
15.1
na
na
na
Investment%
7.7
7.9
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.1
2.3
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
24.6
19.8
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
30.0
40.0
na
na
na