National Regional Profile: Newcastle (C) - Inner (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 110055901   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
326
297
283
Unemployment rate%
na
na
13.1
11.3
10.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
396
395
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
283
292
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
314
320
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
93
87
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
309
353
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
103
95
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
1,498
1,542
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
63.8
69.3
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
45,357
45,417
46,027
49,191
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,990
2,012
1,958
2,160
na
Wage and salary income$m
74.6
78.2
76.7
87.8
na
Total income$m
78.8
84.9
83.0
96.0
na
Average wage and salary income$
37,477
38,879
39,185
40,635
na
Average total income$
39,590
42,198
42,370
44,423
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
65.5
66.0
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.7
7.0
na
na
na
Investment%
12.5
13.1
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.2
2.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
11.7
11.3
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
120.0
129.0
na
na
na