National Regional Profile: Murrumbidgee (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 150   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
na
4,505
3,197
Unemployment rate%
na
na
na
5.7
3.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
13,982
14,287
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
5,273
5,335
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
3,527
3,581
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
3,410
3,567
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,045
2,830
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
4,117
4,121
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
33,354
33,720
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
60.4
61.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,003
34,307
35,471
36,479
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
54,291
54,025
53,751
54,159
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,577.2
1,641.5
1,680.8
1,753.9
na
Total income$m
1,636.2
1,726.2
1,768.1
1,837.5
na
Average wage and salary income$
29,051
30,385
31,271
32,384
na
Average total income$
30,138
31,952
32,894
33,927
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
66.8
64.2
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
12.3
14.4
na
na
na
Investment%
6.6
7.5
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.6
1.7
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
12.3
11.9
na
na
na
Other income%
0.3
0.2
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
2,444.0
2,681.0
na
na
na