National Regional Profile: Blacktown (C) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105530751   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
1,855
1,676
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
4.3
3.8
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
4,255
4,515
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
1,943
1,951
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
1,469
1,379
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
1,676
1,732
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
1,219
1,212
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
1,944
2,029
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
12,506
12,818
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
49.7
51.7
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
37,331
39,531
38,993
40,466
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
33,762
42,229
36,158
38,292
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,132.1
1,583.3
1,361.2
1,498.7
na
Total income$m
1,156.2
1,634.6
1,397.3
1,533.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
33,533
37,493
37,645
39,138
na
Average total income$
34,245
38,707
38,644
40,048
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
81.9
84.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.9
4.7
na
na
na
Investment%
1.3
3.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
0.7
0.7
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
11.0
6.3
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,409.0
1,953.0
na
na
na