National Regional Profile: Melbourne (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
111,500
106,282
102,208
Unemployment rate%
na
na
6.2
5.8
5.5
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
314,639
320,759
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
104,056
106,408
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
95,623
90,537
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
63,739
65,292
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
75,129
72,834
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
107,946
105,877
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
761,132
761,699
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
56.6
58.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
37,862
40,525
41,127
42,680
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
1,411,296
1,422,660
1,423,155
1,451,334
na
Wage and salary income$m
49,020.4
51,800.5
53,236.7
56,303.6
na
Total income$m
51,447.9
55,069.4
56,444.3
59,464.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
34,734
36,411
37,408
38,794
na
Average total income$
36,454
38,709
39,661
40,972
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
73.3
73.2
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
5.4
4.9
na
na
na
Investment%
8.8
9.6
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.3
2.3
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
9.4
9.2
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.8
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
69,165.0
74,754.0
na
na
na