National Regional Profile: Western Australia   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 5   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
63,900
61,289
55,925
Unemployment rate%
na
na
6.4
6.0
5.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
151,644
156,550
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
55,351
56,554
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
60,963
52,988
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
45,247
45,916
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
39,564
37,972
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
58,949
57,165
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
411,718
407,159
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
52.9
58.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
35,430
37,317
38,331
40,187
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
725,906
729,200
728,140
745,734
na
Wage and salary income$m
23,424.6
24,515.6
25,330.3
27,134.4
na
Total income$m
24,350.2
25,821.0
26,649.8
28,465.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
32,269
33,620
34,788
36,386
na
Average total income$
33,545
35,410
36,600
38,171
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
71.1
70.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.2
7.9
na
na
na
Investment%
7.7
8.2
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.9
1.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
10.0
10.3
na
na
na
Other income%
1.0
1.0
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
34,074.0
36,324.0
na
na
na