National Regional Profile: Mount Gambier (C) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 425104620   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
903
657
738
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.2
5.4
6.1
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE - year ended 30 June
Total revenue$'000
10,759.0
10,772.0
11,746.0
12,868.0
14,826.0
Total expenses$'000
10,907.0
10,735.0
11,725.0
13,042.0
14,438.0
GFS net operating balance$'000
-148.0
37.0
21.0
-174.0
388.0
Total assets$'000
83,342.0
83,071.0
117,605.0
118,236.0
119,155.0
Total liabilities$'000
5,356.0
4,929.0
6,479.0
7,207.0
7,262.0
GFS net worth$'000
77,986.0
78,142.0
111,126.0
111,029.0
111,893.0
Net debt$'000
-3,277.0
-2,024.0
-2,647.0
-2,550.0
-2,404.0
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
2,231
2,264
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
824
846
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
615
637
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
629
644
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
443
440
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
610
593
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
5,352
5,423
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
63.7
66.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,094
33,893
34,708
36,198
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
9,423
9,313
9,463
9,654
na
Wage and salary income$m
280.7
285.9
297.8
315.7
na
Total income$m
291.4
298.8
311.0
329.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
29,792
30,700
31,474
32,697
na
Average total income$
30,921
32,082
32,869
34,140
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
69.5
68.2
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
10.9
10.8
na
na
na
Investment%
6.2
7.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.4
1.5
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
11.6
12.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.2
0.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
413.0
436.0
na
na
na