National Regional Profile: West Gippsland (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 25510   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
732
659
696
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.0
3.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
3,337
3,418
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
1,086
1,119
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
611
544
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
767
784
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
620
560
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
1,057
999
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
7,478
7,424
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
55.7
57.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
30,560
33,039
34,109
35,289
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
11,380
11,350
11,469
11,973
na
Wage and salary income$m
327.3
337.6
355.0
384.2
na
Total income$m
340.6
358.6
374.3
406.1
na
Average wage and salary income$
28,764
29,749
30,957
32,089
na
Average total income$
29,932
31,592
32,634
33,915
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
66.7
65.0
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
10.8
11.6
na
na
na
Investment%
7.0
8.0
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
2.3
2.3
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
12.8
12.9
na
na
na
Other income%
0.4
0.3
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
506.0
549.0
na
na
na