National Regional Profile: Western Melbourne (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 20510   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
18,528
16,766
18,104
Unemployment rate%
na
na
8.6
8.0
8.1
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
43,003
43,875
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
16,408
16,507
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
17,505
16,286
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
9,686
9,955
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
11,297
10,910
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
17,772
17,126
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
115,671
114,657
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
61.0
63.1
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
34,342
36,470
37,435
39,022
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
167,861
168,546
170,394
171,767
na
Wage and salary income$m
5,585.3
5,857.0
6,060.4
6,424.2
na
Total income$m
5,810.4
6,137.3
6,366.5
6,706.2
na
Average wage and salary income$
33,274
34,750
35,567
37,401
na
Average total income$
34,614
36,413
37,364
39,042
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
75.5
76.0
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.3
3.8
na
na
na
Investment%
4.6
5.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.7
1.6
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
13.4
13.2
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.4
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
7,573.0
8,037.0
na
na
na