National Regional Profile: Eight Mile Plains (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305051198   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
503
372
380
Unemployment rate%
na
na
8.4
5.6
5.8
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
481
532
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
232
238
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
298
279
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
233
231
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
317
306
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
348
370
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
1,909
1,956
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
49.1
53.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,821
33,337
34,312
35,564
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
4,517
4,900
4,619
4,857
na
Wage and salary income$m
138.4
153.9
149.1
160.7
na
Total income$m
143.0
160.4
155.3
168.1
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,640
31,417
32,283
33,095
na
Average total income$
31,662
32,726
33,632
34,608
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
78.7
79.2
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
6.0
4.8
na
na
na
Investment%
5.5
5.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.4
1.5
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
8.0
8.6
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
180.0
201.0
na
na
na