National Regional Profile: Southern Melbourne (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 20565   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
9,809
8,488
9,507
Unemployment rate%
na
na
4.8
4.1
4.4
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
38,334
38,364
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
9,094
9,165
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
7,507
7,215
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,656
4,674
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
6,658
6,370
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
8,622
8,417
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
74,871
74,208
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
53.1
54.3
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
43,513
48,028
47,936
50,119
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
160,833
160,620
158,829
161,179
na
Wage and salary income$m
6,251.6
6,629.6
6,740.3
7,088.6
na
Total income$m
6,624.0
7,165.2
7,235.1
7,588.0
na
Average wage and salary income$
38,870
41,275
42,438
43,979
na
Average total income$
41,186
44,610
45,553
47,078
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
69.8
68.8
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
5.8
5.4
na
na
na
Investment%
13.7
15.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.9
2.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
6.9
6.5
na
na
na
Other income%
1.0
1.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
9,366.0
10,367.0
na
na
na