National Regional Profile: Northern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
4,930
5,821
4,799
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.9
8.9
7.3
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
14,343
14,802
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
5,955
6,158
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
5,596
5,487
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
3,517
3,644
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,814
3,742
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
6,525
6,390
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
39,750
40,225
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
69.4
70.4
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,682
32,485
33,385
34,524
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
45,546
45,988
46,201
47,255
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,300.3
1,366.6
1,409.2
1,488.6
na
Total income$m
1,353.8
1,437.7
1,489.7
1,568.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,549
29,716
30,501
31,501
na
Average total income$
29,724
31,262
32,245
33,201
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
66.3
65.8
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
6.5
6.7
na
na
na
Investment%
6.9
7.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.6
2.6
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
17.1
17.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.6
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,024.0
2,167.0
na
na
na