National Regional Profile: Ballarat City (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 22005   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  

ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
3,949
2,973
3,637
Unemployment rate%
na
na
10.0
7.4
8.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
9,177
9,351
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
3,557
3,655
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
2,913
2,727
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
2,271
2,363
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
2,767
2,728
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
3,082
2,912
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
23,767
23,737
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
68.0
67.1
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
31,654
33,273
34,518
35,976
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
30,372
31,239
31,293
32,436
na
Wage and salary income$m
898.8
956.8
993.5
1,067.2
na
Total income$m
942.2
1,009.3
1,047.8
1,125.4
na
Average wage and salary income$
29,593
30,627
31,747
32,902
na
Average total income$
31,021
32,308
33,484
34,696
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
68.2
68.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
5.8
5.6
na
na
na
Investment%
7.2
7.5
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.9
2.8
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
15.6
15.4
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
1,360.0
1,462.0
na
na
na