National Regional Profile: Mid-North Coast (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 125   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
10,792
9,260
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
8.8
7.6
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
38,144
39,562
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
14,458
15,234
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
13,920
13,138
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
9,416
9,636
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
7,585
7,410
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
15,396
15,732
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
98,918
100,714
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
70.1
71.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,980
30,670
31,694
33,285
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
75,350
75,656
77,440
80,544
na
Wage and salary income$m
2,048.8
2,123.8
2,247.3
2,437.0
na
Total income$m
2,127.7
2,254.1
2,384.3
2,586.0
na
Average wage and salary income$
27,190
28,072
29,020
30,257
na
Average total income$
28,237
29,794
30,789
32,107
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
56.9
56.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.8
7.9
na
na
na
Investment%
6.7
7.5
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.8
3.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
23.1
23.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.6
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,739.0
3,964.0
na
na
na