National Regional Profile: Brisbane (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
67,000
59,124
52,781
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.6
6.5
5.7
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
129,455
133,589
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
54,398
56,034
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
49,155
44,841
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
40,148
41,108
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
39,986
38,568
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
51,863
51,653
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
365,005
365,777
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
54.7
55.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
35,065
36,723
37,716
39,378
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
668,894
677,262
685,950
710,631
na
Wage and salary income$m
21,683.0
22,642.3
23,681.2
25,456.2
na
Total income$m
22,468.7
23,759.7
24,904.8
26,795.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
32,416
33,432
34,523
35,822
na
Average total income$
33,591
35,082
36,307
37,707
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
74.2
74.0
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
6.8
5.8
na
na
na
Investment%
5.9
6.8
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.0
2.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
10.3
10.7
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
30,078.0
31,995.0
na
na
na