National Regional Profile: Richmond-Tweed (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 120   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
9,300
7,603
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
9.4
7.7
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
26,058
26,856
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
11,399
11,907
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
11,408
10,976
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
7,504
7,473
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
6,469
6,216
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
10,331
10,502
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
73,170
73,934
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
68.3
68.5
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,927
30,571
31,540
32,981
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
59,836
59,993
61,222
63,978
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,615.2
1,673.3
1,766.8
1,919.0
na
Total income$m
1,667.9
1,761.5
1,865.4
2,025.0
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,993
27,892
28,859
29,995
na
Average total income$
27,874
29,361
30,469
31,651
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
57.1
56.6
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.1
8.2
na
na
na
Investment%
7.3
8.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.6
3.6
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
22.3
22.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,937.0
3,128.0
na
na
na