National Regional Profile: East Gippsland (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
2,590
2,534
2,713
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.3
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
9,954
10,342
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
3,435
3,589
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
2,521
2,439
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
1,937
1,959
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
1,857
1,760
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
3,315
3,322
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
23,019
23,413
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
62.5
62.5
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
29,838
31,925
33,191
34,247
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
25,211
25,142
25,841
26,810
na
Wage and salary income$m
715.3
745.0
794.0
853.3
na
Total income$m
742.1
784.2
836.5
896.7
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,372
29,631
30,728
31,828
na
Average total income$
29,435
31,190
32,372
33,446
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
63.8
61.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
7.8
10.1
na
na
na
Investment%
6.6
7.3
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.8
3.7
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
17.5
17.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,160.0
1,272.0
na
na
na