National Regional Profile: Kingston (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805354959   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
77
80
58
Unemployment rate%
na
na
6.9
6.1
4.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
162
159
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
60
62
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
51
47
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
42
40
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
45
41
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
31
33
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
391
381
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
na
na
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
45,310
48,492
49,502
53,548
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
623
623
936
930
na
Wage and salary income$m
27.9
29.2
45.7
49.2
na
Total income$m
28.8
30.4
47.4
50.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
44,787
46,909
48,814
52,905
na
Average total income$
46,203
48,785
50,636
54,742
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
80.7
80.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
2.7
2.8
na
na
na
Investment%
4.1
5.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
5.0
4.8
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
6.6
6.2
na
na
na
Other income%
0.9
0.8
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
36.0
39.0
na
na
na