National Regional Profile: Northern Territory   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 7   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
6,400
6,270
5,846
Unemployment rate%
na
na
6.1
6.1
5.7
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
5,688
5,874
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
5,238
5,304
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
14,580
14,357
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
5,928
5,893
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
4,090
3,917
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
5,855
5,706
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
41,381
41,043
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
70.9
74.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
36,738
37,974
39,332
40,894
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
78,010
76,078
74,730
74,797
na
Wage and salary income$m
2,644.8
2,698.7
2,751.4
2,861.5
na
Total income$m
2,698.8
2,764.7
2,836.5
2,947.1
na
Average wage and salary income$
33,904
35,473
36,818
38,257
na
Average total income$
34,596
36,340
37,957
39,401
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
79.8
80.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
5.1
4.2
na
na
na
Investment%
3.1
2.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.3
1.4
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
10.4
11.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,394.0
3,494.0
na
na
na