National Regional Profile: Gippsland (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 255   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
5,570
5,109
5,477
Unemployment rate%
na
na
8.1
6.7
6.8
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
18,144
18,569
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
6,685
6,875
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
4,968
4,560
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,275
4,225
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,471
3,315
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
6,174
6,076
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
43,717
43,620
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
66.0
65.2
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,364
33,581
34,812
35,600
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
51,621
51,858
53,243
55,272
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,554.2
1,616.5
1,722.7
1,838.4
na
Total income$m
1,614.9
1,703.6
1,810.7
1,940.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,107
31,171
32,356
33,261
na
Average total income$
31,285
32,852
34,008
35,108
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
66.3
64.6
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
8.9
9.9
na
na
na
Investment%
6.0
6.7
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.7
2.6
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
15.8
15.7
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,411.0
2,615.0
na
na
na