National Regional Profile: Southern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 610   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
1,713
980
1,123
Unemployment rate%
na
na
11.1
6.1
6.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
3,439
3,596
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
2,167
2,278
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
1,876
1,812
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
1,051
1,058
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
879
816
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
2,230
2,217
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
11,642
11,779
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
70.6
72.6
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,254
30,119
30,900
32,066
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
10,600
10,707
10,400
10,754
na
Wage and salary income$m
275.5
288.1
288.7
307.8
na
Total income$m
286.7
304.1
304.9
325.4
na
Average wage and salary income$
25,991
26,911
27,761
28,622
na
Average total income$
27,045
28,402
29,318
30,259
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
59.8
58.9
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
10.0
10.0
na
na
na
Investment%
4.5
5.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.7
2.7
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
22.5
22.3
na
na
na
Other income%
0.5
0.6
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
478.0
512.0
na
na
na