National Regional Profile: East Gippsland (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
2 653
3 039
2 398
1 968
2 230
Unemployment rate %
6.7
7.4
6.1
5.0
5.2

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
10 577
12 413
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
78.1
103.1
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
7 381
8 308
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
34 140
32 887
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1 332.1
1 392.6
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
39 019
42 344
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
44 717
45 300
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
1 410.2
1 495.7
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
31 536
33 017
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
na
na
na
na
na
Age Pension - DVA no.
na
na
na
na
na
Carers Payment no.
na
na
na
na
na
Disability Support Pension no.
na
na
na
na
na
Newstart Allowance no.
na
na
na
na
na
Parenting Payment - Single no.
na
na
na
na
na
Youth Allowances no.
na
na
na
na
na

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
na
na
na
na
na

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
30 552
31 674
33 159
34 576
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
9 657
13 046
12 513
10 605
-
Average Investment Income $
4 917
5 459
6 136
6 590
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
16 720
17 735
18 905
20 554
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
1 754
1 734
1 799
2 024
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
1 227.7
1 335.9
1 420.0
1 490.3
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
53.1
52.8
52.2
51.9
-
Females %
46.9
47.2
47.8
48.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
18.5
18.5
18.3
18.3
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
17.6
17.3
17.1
16.7
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.1
22.2
21.7
21.2
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
24.8
24.7
24.5
24.7
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
13.7
14.6
15.4
16.0
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.4
2.7
2.9
3.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
-
Professionals %
15.4
15.3
15.5
15.5
-
Associate Professionals %
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.9
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
11.4
11.5
11.7
11.8
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
15.1
15.4
15.5
15.8
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
7.4
7.6
7.4
7.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
10.8
10.7
11.1
10.7
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
15.0
15.0
14.7
14.5
-
Not Stated %
9.3
9.0
8.5
8.5
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
397.3
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
13 284.3
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
271.3
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
436.4
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
39.2
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
9.0
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
5 085
4 863
4 770
4 743
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
1 656
1 827
1 842
1 953
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
1 245
1 377
1 353
1 356
-
Total businesses no.
7 986
8 067
7 965
8 052
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
657
627
657
657
-
Employing business entries no.
282
324
354
294
-
Total business entries no.
939
951
1 011
951
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
906
858
708
657
-
Employing business exits no.
60
36
345
237
-
Total business exits no.
966
894
1 053
894
-