National Regional Profile: Victoria Plains (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 525058540   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
7
6
5
Unemployment rate%
na
na
1.1
1.1
0.9
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
2,650.0
2,432.0
2,501.0
3,713.0
3,961.0
Total expenses$'000
3,808.0
3,244.0
3,343.0
3,697.0
3,082.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-1,158.0
-812.0
-842.0
16.0
879.0
Total assets$'000
18,584.0
17,995.0
18,535.0
17,693.0
18,795.0
Total liabilities$'000
764.0
1,056.0
1,087.0
1,359.0
1,585.0
GFS net worth$'000
17,820.0
16,939.0
17,448.0
16,334.0
17,210.0
Net debt$'000
301.0
119.0
123.0
591.0
686.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
49
47
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
na
na
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
24
na
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
na
na
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
na
na
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
28
24
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
137
115
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
na
na
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
22,562
36,157
34,685
43,272
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
339
316
285
270
na
Wage and salary income$m
7.6
7.7
7.6
8.0
na
Total income$m
7.6
8.2
8.0
8.2
na
Average wage and salary income$
22,312
24,305
26,529
29,786
na
Average total income$
22,361
25,892
28,054
30,438
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
81.0
42.7
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
-11.8
23.4
na
na
na
Investment%
16.4
26.1
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.2
1.3
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
11.5
6.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.1
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
10.0
20.0
na
na
na