National Regional Profile: Wide Bay-Burnett (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 315   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
12,877
11,253
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
12.7
10.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
29,540
31,122
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
13,454
14,454
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
11,208
10,725
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
7,240
7,612
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
6,092
5,837
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
15,391
15,441
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
82,925
85,187
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
66.3
66.0
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,197
29,659
30,578
32,180
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
68,013
68,329
69,015
72,484
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,794.1
1,868.3
1,961.0
2,123.4
na
Total income$m
1,846.5
1,962.5
2,053.1
2,243.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,378
27,342
28,414
29,295
na
Average total income$
27,150
28,721
29,749
30,957
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
59.9
59.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.0
7.8
na
na
na
Investment%
5.1
5.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.4
2.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
23.0
24.1
na
na
na
Other income%
0.6
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,097.0
3,251.0
na
na
na