National Regional Profile: Ku-ring-gai (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA14500   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
1,292
1,072
1,106
Unemployment rate%
na
na
2.2
2.0
2.0
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
58,213.0
56,240.0
60,656.0
63,754.0
64,453.0
Total expenses$'000
59,260.0
55,378.0
55,259.0
62,837.0
62,239.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-1,047.0
862.0
5,397.0
917.0
2,214.0
Total assets$'000
1,621,267.0
1,624,310.0
1,626,161.0
1,624,534.0
1,627,934.0
Total liabilities$'000
28,107.0
28,248.0
26,387.0
25,246.0
26,552.0
GFS net worth$'000
1,593,160.0
1,596,062.0
1,599,774.0
1,599,288.0
1,601,382.0
Net debt$'000
1,347.0
-2,652.0
-6,031.0
-2,667.0
-5,560.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
5,303
5,228
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
617
604
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
471
447
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
324
320
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
946
973
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
1,023
1,040
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
8,684
8,613
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
38.5
44.9
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
67,994
74,061
70,360
75,100
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
42,369
41,326
39,720
39,628
na
Wage and salary income$m
2,333.1
2,448.2
2,393.8
2,539.0
na
Total income$m
2,506.7
2,779.6
2,669.0
2,803.8
na
Average wage and salary income$
55,065
59,241
60,268
64,071
na
Average total income$
59,164
67,261
67,195
70,752
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
63.8
61.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.8
7.5
na
na
na
Investment%
20.5
23.5
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.5
3.5
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
1.6
1.5
na
na
na
Other income%
2.6
2.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,923.0
4,398.0
na
na
na