National Regional Profile: Wollongong (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 11505   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
10,872
11,422
10,285
Unemployment rate%
na
na
8.4
9.4
8.0
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
31,105
31,656
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
10,292
10,685
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
8,934
8,004
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
6,465
6,561
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
5,948
5,642
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
9,915
9,718
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
72,659
72,266
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
63.2
66.4
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
36,145
38,245
39,357
41,034
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
99,034
100,518
99,241
100,938
na
Wage and salary income$m
3,443.9
3,612.8
3,676.0
3,902.7
na
Total income$m
3,565.4
3,793.4
3,871.8
4,098.9
na
Average wage and salary income$
34,775
35,942
37,041
38,665
na
Average total income$
36,002
37,738
39,015
40,608
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
75.2
75.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
5.0
4.2
na
na
na
Investment%
3.9
5.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.9
1.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
13.5
13.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
4,693.0
4,988.0
na
na
na