National Regional Profile: Darling Downs (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 320   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
6,005
5,595
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
5.4
5.0
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
19,828
20,664
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
7,554
7,970
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
5,205
5,416
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,577
4,919
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
5,164
5,231
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
8,006
8,254
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
50,334
52,461
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
58.4
58.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,154
31,751
32,777
34,025
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
75,717
76,065
75,024
76,240
na
Wage and salary income$m
2,114.8
2,206.9
2,258.4
2,368.4
na
Total income$m
2,161.0
2,277.8
2,341.5
2,456.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
27,931
29,014
30,102
31,066
na
Average total income$
28,540
29,945
31,210
32,226
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
67.6
68.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
10.3
7.8
na
na
na
Investment%
6.3
7.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.7
1.8
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
13.6
14.2
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,228.0
3,341.0
na
na
na