National Regional Profile: Labrador (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 310053553   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
973
889
781
Unemployment rate%
na
na
11.3
11.4
10.0
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
2,001
2,033
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
839
862
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
985
941
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
552
556
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
486
495
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
681
640
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
5,544
5,527
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
59.3
58.3
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
29,557
31,670
31,413
34,618
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4,894
5,004
5,363
5,269
na
Wage and salary income$m
131.1
138.6
153.1
159.8
na
Total income$m
136.5
145.8
161.0
168.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,781
27,696
28,552
30,334
na
Average total income$
27,895
29,143
30,020
31,974
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
60.7
60.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.7
6.6
na
na
na
Investment%
7.2
9.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.1
2.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
21.4
21.3
na
na
na
Other income%
0.8
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
223.0
243.0
na
na
na