National Regional Profile: Wimmera (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 225   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
1,375
1,167
1,540
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.1
4.7
6.1
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
6,679
6,766
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
2,032
2,044
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
1,209
1,208
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
961
947
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
995
933
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
1,682
1,649
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
13,558
13,550
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
63.8
66.4
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,774
32,761
36,269
34,233
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
16,383
16,133
15,985
16,444
na
Wage and salary income$m
432.0
448.3
457.5
482.4
na
Total income$m
452.2
477.9
489.8
511.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
26,370
27,786
28,622
29,334
na
Average total income$
27,600
29,621
30,642
31,119
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
59.3
51.6
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
13.3
23.2
na
na
na
Investment%
8.9
9.1
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.6
2.3
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
15.5
13.6
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
758.0
919.0
na
na
na