National Regional Profile: Far North (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
8,613
7,454
5,894
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.4
6.2
4.8
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
15,071
15,716
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
7,436
7,678
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
10,873
10,371
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
7,311
7,576
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,949
3,899
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
7,380
7,475
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
52,020
52,714
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
57.7
60.1
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,156
32,513
33,411
34,803
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
83,979
83,029
83,030
85,015
na
Wage and salary income$m
2,395.1
2,452.0
2,531.9
2,707.8
na
Total income$m
2,471.2
2,551.5
2,644.1
2,835.4
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,520
29,532
30,494
31,851
na
Average total income$
29,426
30,730
31,846
33,351
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
71.1
70.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.8
8.1
na
na
na
Investment%
4.8
5.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.2
1.3
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
13.5
14.1
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,472.0
3,631.0
na
na
na