National Regional Profile: Mersey-Lyell (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 620   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
4,595
4,600
3,481
Unemployment rate%
na
na
9.4
9.9
7.2
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
11,937
12,437
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
5,821
5,993
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
4,828
4,539
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
2,929
3,124
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
2,681
2,622
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
5,645
5,411
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
33,841
34,124
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
71.3
70.9
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,390
32,338
33,239
34,243
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
36,050
36,046
35,839
37,235
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,039.1
1,072.9
1,102.6
1,185.5
na
Total income$m
1,084.4
1,134.4
1,162.6
1,246.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,823
29,765
30,765
31,837
na
Average total income$
30,081
31,470
32,439
33,481
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
66.6
65.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.8
7.6
na
na
na
Investment%
4.5
5.2
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.1
2.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
18.5
18.7
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,600.0
1,681.0
na
na
na