National Regional Profile: Central West (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
4,213
4,544
4,557
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.3
5.3
5.3
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
18,245
18,690
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
7,677
7,785
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
4,929
4,901
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,136
4,269
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,900
3,837
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
5,309
5,383
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
44,196
44,865
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
61.5
64.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
33,245
34,904
36,175
37,409
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
60,687
60,241
59,915
61,029
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,870.4
1,927.3
1,984.1
2,084.7
na
Total income$m
1,918.6
2,010.7
2,069.8
2,173.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,820
31,993
33,116
34,159
na
Average total income$
31,614
33,377
34,546
35,615
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
69.5
66.4
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.6
11.5
na
na
na
Investment%
5.6
6.1
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.7
1.7
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
14.2
13.9
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,772.0
3,039.0
na
na
na