National Regional Profile: Port Macquarie (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 12503   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
1,088
937
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
6.5
5.6
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
6,122
6,321
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
1,657
1,729
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
1,328
1,250
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
1,063
1,090
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
880
813
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
1,700
1,686
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
12,750
12,889
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
61.6
66.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,790
33,205
34,540
35,872
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
10,238
11,131
11,357
11,956
na
Wage and salary income$m
284.3
329.7
350.4
384.6
na
Total income$m
297.3
352.8
376.1
412.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
27,766
29,621
30,851
32,167
na
Average total income$
29,037
31,696
33,117
34,509
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
55.5
56.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.6
8.0
na
na
na
Investment%
9.2
10.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
4.6
5.1
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
20.4
19.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.8
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
533.0
614.0
na
na
na