National Regional Profile: Northern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 130   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
6,085
5,828
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
7.1
6.7
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
17,512
18,053
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
7,205
7,279
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
6,336
6,591
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,917
5,072
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
4,663
4,543
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
6,481
7,206
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
47,114
48,747
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
66.3
67.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,666
33,178
34,176
35,115
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
58,926
58,206
57,414
56,848
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,687.3
1,721.5
1,755.0
1,792.9
na
Total income$m
1,735.3
1,802.1
1,835.9
1,860.4
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,633
29,576
30,568
31,538
na
Average total income$
29,449
30,961
31,976
32,725
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
63.9
63.0
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
11.2
10.6
na
na
na
Investment%
7.2
8.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.8
1.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
15.5
15.8
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,736.0
2,874.0
na
na
na