National Regional Profile: Wide Bay-Burnett SD Bal (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 31510   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
6,647
7,325
6,434
Unemployment rate%
na
na
10.4
11.9
10.2
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
16,203
16,828
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
7,994
8,604
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
6,486
6,239
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,065
4,266
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,404
3,246
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
8,778
8,835
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
46,930
48,015
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
67.2
67.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,256
29,692
30,474
32,040
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
39,867
40,378
41,005
42,619
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,051.1
1,105.7
1,165.7
1,252.3
na
Total income$m
1,073.9
1,153.9
1,211.6
1,312.3
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,365
27,383
28,428
29,384
na
Average total income$
26,938
28,577
29,548
30,790
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
60.6
60.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.7
8.6
na
na
na
Investment%
4.8
4.9
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.9
2.0
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
22.5
23.3
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,796.0
1,900.0
na
na
na