National Regional Profile: Hume (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA23270   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
5,402
4,236
4,660
Unemployment rate%
na
na
8.4
6.5
7.0
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
na
na
103,673.0
113,912.0
127,962.0
Total expenses$'000
na
na
84,005.0
92,581.0
98,996.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
na
na
19,668.0
21,331.0
28,966.0
Total assets$'000
na
na
695,406.0
803,327.0
894,568.0
Total liabilities$'000
na
na
40,905.0
40,697.0
41,178.0
GFS net worth$'000
na
na
654,501.0
762,630.0
853,390.0
Net debt$'000
na
na
12,860.0
13,930.0
14,757.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
8,671
9,161
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
5,531
5,770
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
4,934
4,769
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
3,671
3,893
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,651
3,679
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
6,389
6,593
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
32,847
33,865
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
59.7
61.9
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
33,276
34,657
35,423
36,541
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
50,858
52,425
53,524
55,227
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,617.2
1,722.3
1,800.4
1,939.7
na
Total income$m
1,672.3
1,799.9
1,887.2
2,015.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
31,798
32,852
33,637
35,122
na
Average total income$
32,882
34,333
35,258
36,498
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
78.0
78.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
4.4
3.6
na
na
na
Investment%
3.4
3.7
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.2
1.2
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
12.8
13.1
na
na
na
Other income%
0.3
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,117.0
2,276.0
na
na
na