National Regional Profile: Blacktown (C) - South-East (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105530752   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
3,105
3,018
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
6.6
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
7,838
7,997
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
3,289
3,312
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
2,319
2,204
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
2,319
2,397
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
1,818
1,805
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
3,068
3,011
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
20,651
20,727
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
51.5
54.4
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
34,631
36,112
36,582
37,593
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
39,859
40,347
39,073
39,098
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,336.6
1,382.4
1,375.2
1,425.3
na
Total income$m
1,365.0
1,430.2
1,414.3
1,457.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
33,533
34,264
35,195
36,454
na
Average total income$
34,244
35,448
36,197
37,279
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
81.9
82.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.9
3.8
na
na
na
Investment%
1.3
1.5
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
0.7
1.0
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
11.0
11.3
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,663.0
1,742.0
na
na
na