National Regional Profile: South Eastern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 145   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
6,559
4,778
4,608
Unemployment rate%
na
na
7.1
4.7
4.8
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
20,289
20,894
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
7,944
8,026
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
5,479
5,229
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
4,604
4,656
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
3,460
3,399
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
6,709
6,533
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
48,484
48,733
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
61.7
59.8
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
32,396
35,126
36,105
37,597
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
63,182
64,248
65,478
68,025
na
Wage and salary income$m
1,924.1
2,034.9
2,147.0
2,332.3
na
Total income$m
1,991.5
2,154.5
2,271.1
2,455.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
30,453
31,672
32,790
34,286
na
Average total income$
31,520
33,535
34,685
36,099
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
65.2
64.1
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
9.4
9.7
na
na
na
Investment%
6.9
8.2
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
3.9
3.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
13.9
13.5
na
na
na
Other income%
0.7
0.7
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
3,067.0
3,374.0
na
na
na