National Regional Profile: Tasmania   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/09/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA6   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
19,100
18,385
15,528
Unemployment rate%
na
na
8.8
8.3
6.8
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
49,264
51,015
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
22,991
23,699
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
20,255
19,350
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
12,828
13,259
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
13,213
13,007
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
22,216
21,745
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
140,767
142,079
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
69.6
71.1
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,755
33,604
34,270
35,477
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
163,623
165,065
165,640
170,335
na
Wage and salary income$m
4,808.0
5,019.7
5,191.7
5,520.1
na
Total income$m
5,013.4
5,298.8
5,479.4
5,817.2
na
Average wage and salary income$
29,385
30,411
31,343
32,407
na
Average total income$
30,640
32,101
33,080
34,152
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
66.5
65.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.2
6.9
na
na
na
Investment%
6.1
7.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.2
3.2
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
16.4
16.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.6
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
7,445.0
7,931.0
na
na
na