National Regional Profile: Queensland   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 3   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
145,900
135,496
118,178
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.8
7.0
6.0
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
308,650
320,351
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
124,896
129,406
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
126,273
117,621
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
95,242
97,730
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
83,165
80,173
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
131,578
130,800
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
869,804
876,060
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
56.5
57.4
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
33,261
34,978
35,969
37,634
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,363,422
1,377,661
1,397,930
1,449,374
na
Wage and salary income$m
41,958.9
43,869.7
46,121.5
49,702.3
na
Total income$m
43,358.4
45,929.7
48,368.2
52,203.0
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,775
31,844
32,993
34,292
na
Average total income$
31,801
33,339
34,600
36,018
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
71.0
70.8
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.0
7.0
na
na
na
Investment%
6.0
6.8
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.0
2.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
12.3
12.7
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
60,913.0
64,765.0
na
na
na