National Regional Profile: Port Pirie City and Dists (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA46450   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
980
913
841
Unemployment rate%
na
na
12.2
11.9
10.7
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
10,328.0
10,077.0
11,413.0
10,712.0
10,574.0
Total expenses$'000
11,283.0
11,289.0
11,541.0
11,284.0
11,956.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-955.0
-1,212.0
-128.0
-572.0
-1,382.0
Total assets$'000
61,303.0
59,517.0
64,753.0
63,826.0
63,065.0
Total liabilities$'000
5,766.0
5,331.0
4,917.0
4,209.0
4,327.0
GFS net worth$'000
55,537.0
54,186.0
59,836.0
59,617.0
58,738.0
Net debt$'000
2,544.0
1,882.0
1,000.0
747.0
42.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
2,357
2,430
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
1,159
1,149
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
944
822
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
541
544
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
397
353
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
1,057
1,010
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
6,455
6,308
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
73.6
78.3
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,610
32,574
34,415
36,013
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
5,202
5,255
5,314
5,365
na
Wage and salary income$m
154.1
160.8
166.2
175.9
na
Total income$m
158.7
168.1
176.5
183.2
na
Average wage and salary income$
29,625
30,593
31,268
32,782
na
Average total income$
30,513
31,992
33,215
34,155
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
64.7
61.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.3
8.0
na
na
na
Investment%
4.6
5.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.6
2.2
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
23.6
22.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
244.0
270.0
na
na
na