National Regional Profile: Lower Great Southern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 515   
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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter
Unemploymentno.
na
na
1,694
1,905
1,852
Unemployment rate%
na
na
5.8
7.0
6.9
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$'000
na
na
na
na
na
SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June
Age pensionno.
na
na
4,602
4,786
na
Disability support pensionno.
na
na
1,822
1,937
na
Newstart allowanceno.
na
na
1,719
1,602
na
Parenting payment - singleno.
na
na
1,433
1,391
na
Youth allowanceno.
na
na
1,158
1,113
na
Other pensions and allowancesno.
na
na
2,062
1,893
na
Total selected income support customersno.
na
na
12,796
12,724
na
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers%
na
na
53.6
55.4
na
AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME
Average individual annual taxable income$
28,833
29,745
31,611
34,232
na
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
16,720
16,268
15,685
16,028
na
Wage and salary income$m
427.2
429.1
432.8
463.7
na
Total income$m
441.0
448.8
454.8
485.6
na
Average wage and salary income$
25,553
26,379
27,594
28,933
na
Average total income$
26,376
27,585
28,997
30,300
na
SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary%
60.6
58.0
na
na
na
Own unincorporated business%
10.9
12.6
na
na
na
Investment%
11.0
11.4
na
na
na
Superannuation and annuity%
1.8
1.9
na
na
na
Government cash benefit%
14.7
15.3
na
na
na
Other income%
1.0
0.8
na
na
na
Total personal income from all sources$m
735.0
781.0
na
na
na