National Regional Profile: South Australia   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 4   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
51,400
47,232
48,741
Unemployment rate%
na
na
6.9
6.2
6.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
170,780
173,487
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
63,044
64,414
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
50,263
46,064
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
35,182
35,686
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
33,719
32,538
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
54,645
52,986
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
407,633
405,161
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
64.5
65.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
33,144
35,254
36,404
37,857
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
553,771
553,194
556,656
570,267
na
Wage and salary income$m
16,990.8
17,611.9
18,332.5
19,483.3
na
Total income$m
17,694.5
18,599.6
19,363.1
20,518.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,682
31,837
32,933
34,165
na
Average total income$
31,953
33,622
34,785
35,981
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
68.2
66.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.0
7.9
na
na
na
Investment%
7.4
8.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.9
2.8
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
13.8
13.7
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
25,665.0
27,696.0
na
na
na