National Regional Profile: Upper Great Southern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 520   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
358
379
399
Unemployment rate%
na
na
2.8
3.5
3.7
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
1,224
1,275
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
496
492
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
389
368
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
352
343
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
258
246
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
609
513
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
3,328
3,237
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
56.4
58.9
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,233
30,902
34,807
39,721
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
6,110
5,594
5,448
5,360
na
Wage and salary income$m
150.4
143.4
146.0
154.4
na
Total income$m
150.9
151.4
156.4
163.3
na
Average wage and salary income$
24,623
25,634
26,805
28,809
na
Average total income$
24,699
27,060
28,709
30,458
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
67.9
49.5
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
2.0
24.2
na
na
na
Investment%
16.1
14.8
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.2
1.0
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
12.0
10.0
na
na
na
Other income%
0.8
0.5
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
232.0
313.0
na
na
na