National Regional Profile: Waratah/Wynyard (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 620105412   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
103
97
79
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.9
8.2
6.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
271
283
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
152
162
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
112
100
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
72
77
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
64
66
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
145
131
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
816
818
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
73.7
71.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,378
31,850
32,689
33,322
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
943
935
773
788
na
Wage and salary income$m
26.9
27.6
23.3
24.7
na
Total income$m
27.9
28.9
24.6
25.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,553
29,536
30,164
31,345
na
Average total income$
29,637
30,921
31,792
32,859
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
65.4
64.3
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.5
8.2
na
na
na
Investment%
5.1
5.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.4
2.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
19.0
19.2
na
na
na
Other income%
0.6
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
42.0
45.0
na
na
na