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New South Wales in Focus provides extensive information about the people, economy and environment of NSW. Each chapter consists of a summary table of time series indicators followed by more detailed statistics relating to key issues identified in each domain. The summary tables only are reproduced below with the detailed tables included in the publication. In all, the publication has 155 tables of detailed statistics.

Demography	Crime and Justice	Environment
Family and Community	Household Income and Expenditure	Regional Statistics
Health	Economic Activity
Education and Training	Transport

DEMOGRAPHY, Summary table
		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
POPULATION COMPOSITION(a)
1. Persons	'000	6,486.2	6,575.2	6,634.1	6,682.1	6,731.3
2. Males	'000	3,219.1	3,264.2	3,295.9	3,321.4	3,346.6
3. Females	'000	3,267.1	3,311.0	3,338.2	3,360.7	3,384.7
4. Aged 0-14 years	%	20.6	20.4	20.2	19.9	19.7
5. Aged 15-64 years	%	66.5	66.5	66.6	66.7	66.8
6. Aged 65 years and over	%	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.3	13.5
7. Aged 85 years and over	%	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6
8. Sydney SD as a proportion of NSW	%	62.7	62.8	62.8	62.8	62.9
9. NSW as a proportion of Australia	%	33.9	33.9	33.8	33.6	33.5
10. Median age - males	years	35.0	35.2	35.4	35.7	35.8
11. Median age - females	years	36.4	36.6	36.9	37.2	37.4
POPULATION GROWTH(b)
12. Births	'000	85.8	85.4	84.1	84.9	87.0
13. Deaths	'000	45.1	45.7	45.2	46.1	46.6
14. Natural increase	'000	40.8	39.7	38.9	38.8	40.4
15. Net overseas migration(c)	'000	43.7	58.6	44.4	40.9	39.3
16. Net interstate migration	'000	-14.3	-16.3	-24.4	-31.8	-30.4
17. Total population growth	'000	74.8	89.0	58.9	47.9	49.2
18. Annual growth rate	%	1.2	1.4	0.9	0.7	0.7
(a) Data as at 30 June.
(b) Data is for 12 months and based on year of occurrence.
(c) Net overseas migration is the sum of the net permanent and long-term movement plus migration adjustment.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

The significance of the family to the wellbeing of a society as a whole is recognised by Australian and state and territory government agencies, and a wide range of policies and programs are directed towards supporting families. Detailed information presented in the chapter includes statistics on: cultural diversity; different types of families and their work and child care arrangements; older people; people with a disability and their carers; homeless and marginally housed people; housing assistance; and measures of community participation.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, Summary table
		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
POPULATIONS
1. Born in Australia	%	na	70.6	na	na	na
2. Born overseas	%	na	29.4	na	na	na
3. Speaks a language other than English at home	%	na	18.9	na	na	na
4. Persons with a disability	%	na	na	na	17.9	na
5. Persons with a disability with a profound or severe restriction	%	na	na	na	5.5	na
FAMILIES
6. Households	'000	na	2,454.7	2,491.8	2,528.4	2,565.9
7. Lone person households	'000	na	586.9	na	na	na
8. Families	'000	1,721	1,777	1,798	1,827	1,838
9. Families with dependent children	'000	869	859	892	875	884
10. Marriage rate(a)	rate	6.1	5.5	5.5	5.5	nya
11. Divorce rate(a)	rate	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.4	nya
12. Number of children involved in divorce in year	no.	14,114	13,527	13,643	13,441	nya
13. De-facto couples of all couple families	%	na	11.5	na	na	na
14. One parent families of all families	%	14.8	14.5	16.1	15.1	15.5
15. Children aged 0-17 years with a natural parent living elsewhere	%	na	na	na	23	na
FAMILIES AND WORK
16. No parent employed - all families with dependent children	%	15.8	16.9	16.5	16.6	17.1
17. Both parents employed - couple families with dependent children	%	59.2	58.7	59.9	59.8	60.1
18. Parent employed - one parent families with dependent children	%	51.1	46.9	49.5	48.7	47.5
19. Families who used a flexible working arrangement for childcare	%	na	na	54.5	na	na
20. Children aged 0-11 years who used formal or informal childcare	%	na	na	46.5	na	na
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING
21. Adults that can get support from others in time of crisis	%	na	na	93.2	na	na
22. Children aged 0-11 years who used some informal childcare(b)	%	na	na	69.2	na	na
23. Main source of household income is government pensions and benefits(c)	%	28.5	27.6	na	26.3	na
24. Homeless and marginally housed persons(a)	rate	-	4.2	na	na	na
25. Children aged 0-14 years without an employed parent(c)	%	19.4	18.2	na	16.2	na
26. Children on care and protection orders per 1,000 children	rate	4.8	5.1	5.1	5.6	na
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
27. Voluntary work - persons aged 15 years and over	%	na	na	33.4	na	na
28. Participation in sport and physical activities(d)	%	na	na	59.5	na	na
29. Participation in organised sport - children aged 5-14 years	%	60.2	na	na	62.3	na
30. Participation in cultural activities - children aged 5-14 years	%	31.5	na	na	29.9	na
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
31. Households in public housing	'000	na	na	na	na	123.2
32. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) clients	'000	25.8	25.9	26.5	25.5	25.1
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
nya not yet available
(a) Rate per 1,000 population.
(b) Of childcare recipients.
(c) Year ending 30 June.
(d) Persons aged 18 years and over

HEALTH, Summary table
			2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
HEALTH STATUS
1. Life expectancy at birth - males(a)		years	76.4	76.9	77.3	77.7	nya
2. Life expectancy at birth - females(a)		years	81.9	82.4	82.6	82.9	nya
3. Self assessed health - excellent or very good(b)		%	na	52.3	na	na	nya
4. Self assessed health - good(b)		%	na	29.4	na	na	nya
5. Self assessed health - fair or poor(b)		%	na	18.4	na	na	nya
HEALTH CONDITIONS
Long-term conditions(b)
	6. Cancer (neoplasms)	%	na	2.0	na	na	nya
	7. Ischaemic heart disease	%	na	2.1	na	na	nya
	8. Diabetes mellitus	%	na	3.7	na	na	nya
	9. Asthma	%	na	10.5	na	na	nya
10. New cases of cancer per 100,000 males(c)		rate	544.6	550.2	553.8	na	nya
11. New cases of cancer per 100,000 females(c)		rate	388.8	396.7	399.9	na	nya
12. Employment injuries rate per 1,000 wage and salary earners		rate	21.3	20.3	20.3	18.5	nya
MORTALITY
13. Number of deaths(d)		'000	45.4	44.6	46.4	46.1	nya
14. Standardised death rate per 1,000 population(c)		rate	6.9	6.6	6.6	6.4	nya
15. Infant mortality per 1,000 live births		rate	5.2	5.3	4.6	4.6	nya
16. Ischaemic heart disease(e)		rate	145.5	133.8	128.7	123.1	nya
17. Malignant neoplasms (cancer)(e)		rate	185.3	187.0	182.4	179.3	nya
18. Cerebrovascular disease(e)		rate	72.1	66.1	66.7	64.6	nya
19. External causes(e)		rate	38.2	38.6	38.0	36.4	nya
SERVICES(f)
20. Public hospital beds		no.	17,754	17,534	17,402	18,085	nya
21. Private hospital beds(g)		no.	6,557	6,864	6,503	6,575	nya
22. Average length of hospital stay in public hospital		days	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.4	nya
23. Residential aged care places per 1,000 population aged 70 years and over(h)		rate	83.9	83.0	81.0	81.6	nya
24. Total hospital separations(i)		rate	. .	. .	. .	. .	30,531
25. Persons seeking drug treatment episodes		'000	na	38.1	40.0	nya	nya
26. Registered medical practitioners		'000	24.4	25.0	25.3	25.3	26.0
27. Registered nurses		'000	76.2	76.2	77.7	79.2	80.6
EXPENDITURE
28. Persons with private health insurance		%	51.6	51.5	51.6	51.6	51.5
29. Total health expenditure(i)		$b	18.8	20.7	22.2	nya	nya
. . not applicable
na not available
nya not yet available
(a) Calculated using data for the three years with the reference year stated as the middle year.
(b) For persons aged 15 years and over.
(c) Standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
(d) Based on year of registration.
(e) Standardised death rate per 100,000 of the estimated mid-year population.
(f) Year ending 30 June
(g) Data for years 1999-2000 and 2000-01 include the ACT.
(h) Includes places and packages provided by Commonwealth funded schemes including Multi-Purpose Services and places and packages funded under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Strategy.
(i) Standardised rate per 100,000 population. Based on three years of data.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Measures of educational activity currently focus on educational resources (the inputs), participation (the process of education), attainment (the outputs) and other outcomes. The structure and content of this chapter reflects these measures. The detailed statistics contained in this chapter provide an insight into a wide range of education related indicators covering schooling, literacy and numeracy.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING, Summary table
			2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
SCHOOLS
1. Primary		no.	2,183	2,179	2,172	2,167	2,166
2. Secondary		no.	534	524	518	515	511
3. Combined and Special		no.	371	388	405	410	420
4. Government		no.	2,201	2,185	2,191	2,186	2,192
5. Non-government		no.	901	906	904	906	905
6. Total		no.	3,102	3,091	3,095	3,092	3,097
STUDENTS
7. Primary		'000	629.0	630.3	629.4	626.4	624.0
8. Secondary		'000	465.4	468.9	475.4	481.0	483.1
9. Total school students		'000	1,094.3	1,099.2	1,104.8	1,107.3	1,107.0
10. Vocational Education and Training(a)		'000	638.0	570.5	553.3	588.4	nya
11. Apprentices and trainees(b)		'000	82.9	95.8	110.7	122.2	nya
12. Higher education		'000	223.5	231.6	289.9	300.2	nya
13. Overseas higher education students		%	13.0	14.5	20.1	22.0	nya
STUDENT/STAFF TEACHING RATIO(c)
14. Primary schools		ratio	17.9	17.7	17.6	17.3	17.1
15. Secondary schools		ratio	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3
APPARENT RETENTION RATE
16. From Year 7 to Year 12		rate	67.5	68.2	69.9	70.5	71.1
17. From Year 10 to Year 12		rate	69.8	70.3	72.4	72.7	73.2
PERSONS CURRENTLY ENROLLED FOR STUDY
18. Aged 15-19 years		%	78.1	80.1	78.9	78.3	nya
19. Aged 20-24 years		%	35.5	38.2	37.5	37.8	nya
ACHIEVEMENT/QUALIFICATIONS
Year 5 students reaching national benchmarks
	20. Reading	%	na	92.0	na	na	nya
	21. Writing	%	na	95.9	na	na	nya
	22. Numeracy	%	na	91.7	na	na	nya
Persons aged 25-64 years with non-school qualifications
	23. Bachelor degree or above(d)	%	16.9	17.9	18.9	19.1	nya
	24. Advanced diploma and diploma or below	%	29.5	31.3	30.9	31.2	nya
	25. Total	%	46.4	49.2	49.8	51.3	nya
na not available
nya not yet available
(a) General VET activity only.
(b) In training as at 31 December.
(c) The student/staff teaching ratio should not be used as a measure of class size.
(d) Includes Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate.

CRIME AND JUSTICE, Summary table
			2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
CRIME SURVEY ESTIMATES
Victims of household crime
	1. Break and enter	%	5.6	6.3	5.0	5.1	3.8
	2. Attempted break and enter	%	3.5	4.4	3.7	3.9	3.2
	3. Motor vehicle theft	%	1.7	2.4	2.1	1.5	1.2
	4. Total households	%	9.4	11.4	9.6	9.4	7.4
Victims of personal crime
	5. Robbery	%	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.7
	6. Assault	%	3.6	4.2	4.8	3.5	3.8
	7. Sexual assault(a)	%	*0.2	0.5	0.3	*0.5	*0.4
	8. Total persons	%	4.4	5.1	5.7	4.5	4.5
COURTS
Local Courts
	9. Persons charged	no.	124,219	130,888	130,555	133,105	nya
	10. Charges determined	no.	204,447	238,594	240,524	237,486	nya
	11. Proportion of finalised cases with persons found guilty	%	85.6	86.3	83.9	82.8	nya
	12. Average length of minimum/fixed term of imprisonment	months	4.9	5.2	5.0	5.8	nya
Higher Courts
	13. Persons charged	no.	3,831	3,733	3,664	3,673	nya
	14. Charges determined	no.	6,812	6,808	7,014	7,248	nya
	15. Proportion of finalised cases with persons found guilty	%	79.1	77.4	79.9	80.6	nya
	16. Average length of minimum/fixed term of imprisonment	months	26.7	28.5	28.3	29.8	nya
CORRECTIONS
17. Persons in custodial-based corrections(b)		no.	8,395	8,571	8,471	8,622	9,085
18. Persons in community-based corrections(c)		no.	na	17,958	17,340	17,104	17,005
RESOURCES
Expenditure
	19. Policing	$m	1,216	1,374	1,323	nya	nya
	20. Judicial support	$m	531	586	641	nya	nya
	21. Correctional services	$m	560	588	640	nya	nya
Staff (FTE)
	22. Departmental staff	no.	15,963	16,077	15,703	nya	nya
	23. Sworn police officers	no.	13,483	13,614	13,716	nya	nya
	24. Judicial support	no.	5,266	5,347	5,830	nya	nya
	25. Correctional services	no.	6,175	6,406	6,690	nya	nya
* estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes
na not available
nya not yet available
(a) Sexual assault questions were asked only of females aged 18 years and over.
(b) Average daily number. Includes persons in full-time custody and persons in periodic detention.
(c) Annual average of monthly counts.

HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE(a), Summary table
			2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
INCOME
1. Gross weekly household income - mean		$	na	1,029	na	1,107	na
2. Equivalised disposable weekly household income - mean		$	na	482	na	523	na
3. Average weekly earnings - total earnings (trend)(b)		$	677	707	723	771	800
4. Principal source of household income is wages and salaries		%	na	57.3	na	57.3	na
5. Average number of earners per household		no.	na	1.1	na	1.2	na
EXPENDITURE
6. Real household expenditure on goods and services - annual per capita		$	22,817	23,155	23,291	23,962	24,838
7. Interest on household debt as proportion of gross disposable income(c)		%	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.8	7.9
HOUSING
8. Owner without a mortgage		%	na	40.2	na	37.5	na
9. Owner with a mortgage		%	na	29.6	na	29.8	na
10. Renter - state housing authority		%	na	5.0	na	5.5	na
11. Renter - private landlord		%	na	21.4	na	23.4	na
Housing costs as a proportion of gross household income - Sydney
	12. Owner with a mortgage	%	na	19.0	na	19.0	na
	13. Renter	%	na	23.0	na	21.0	na
	14. Total	%	na	14.0	na	15.0	na
15. First home buyers - average loan size(b)(d)		$'000	169	156	181	205	241
16. Housing interest rate		%	7.0	7.6	6.3	6.6	6.9
LABOUR FORCE
Labour force
	17. Employed full-time	%	71.4	70.7	68.8	68.2	68.7
	18. Employed part-time	%	22.8	23.7	25.0	25.7	25.7
	19. Unemployed	%	5.8	5.5	6.3	6.0	5.6
	20. Total labour force	'000	3,162	3,216	3,271	3,328	3,356
Participation rate(e)
	21. Males	%	71.5	71.0	71.0	70.9	70.6
	22. Females	%	52.7	53.5	53.9	54.7	54.6
	23. Persons	%	61.9	62.1	62.3	62.7	62.5
24. Job vacancies		'000	46.5	39.0	28.4	36.7	38.4
na not available
(a) Data are for 12 months to 30 June, unless specified otherwise.
(b) Data are for May quarter.
(c) Income payable for interest on dwellings and consumer debt as a proportion of gross disposable income.
(d) Measured at original prices.
(e) Persons aged 15 years and over.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

The detailed tables in this chapter provide an overview of the State's economy, using measures from the National Accounts series, and selected indicators detailing the economic activity and performance of a range of industries. The chapter presents information on building and construction, and housing finance, as important indicators of economic activity and consumption. In addition, data on international merchandise trade is included as a measure of how our economy interacts within the global economy and between trade partners.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, Summary table(a)
			2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Key economic indicators
State Accounts
	1. Gross state product(b)	$m	244,917	251,271	258,130	264,983	270,292
	2. Real gross state income(b)	$m	241,621	247,316	256,106	264,983	276,071
	3. State final demand(b)	$m	241,482	241,579	247,377	260,727	272,231
Consumption
	4. Retail turnover - all industries(b)	$m	55,874	56,639	59,178	61,921	65,133
	5. Private new capital expenditure(b)	$m	14,352	14,178	12,971	14,425	15,425
	6. Dwelling unit approvals	no.	52,223	34,514	50,405	49,450	47,635
	7. Building work done(b)	$m	17,394	11,623	13,225	15,595	15,927
	8. New motor vehicle sales	'000	268.2	284.8	280.3	290.2	308.3
	9. Housing finance commitments for the owner occupier	no.	185,933	374,102	210,423	203,166	205,192
Labour force
	10. Employed persons	'000	2,979	3,037	3,066	3,128	3,169
	11. Labour force participation rate	%	61.9	62.1	62.3	62.7	62.5
	12. Unemployment rate	%	5.8	5.5	6.3	6.0	5.6
Change from previous financial year
State Accounts
	13. Gross state product	%	4.0	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.0
	14. Real gross state income	%	4.4	2.4	3.6	3.5	4.2
	15. State final demand	%	5.8	-	2.4	5.4	4.4
Consumption
	16. Retail turnover	%	5.1	1.4	4.5	4.6	5.2
	17. Private new capital expenditure	%	12.2	-1.2	-8.5	11.2	6.9
	18. Dwelling unit approvals	%	-0.7	-33.9	46.0	-1.9	-3.7
	19. Building work done	%	5.1	-33.2	13.8	17.9	2.1
	20. New motor vehicle sales	%	-6.6	6.2	-1.6	3.6	6.2
	21. Housing finance commitments for the owner occupier	%	16.1	101.2	-43.8	-3.4	1.0
Price Indexes
	22. Consumer price index (All groups) - Sydney	%	2.4	6.2	3.0	2.8	2.1
	23. Established House Price Index - Sydney	%	11.0	7.0	17.3	21.2	14.3
	24. Wage Price Index	%	3.1	3.8	3.2	3.5	3.8
Labour force
	25. Employed persons	%	2.8	1.9	0.9	2.0	1.3
Per capita
State Accounts
	26. Gross state product	$	38,090	38,473	39,062	39,783	40,242
	27. Real gross state income	$	37,577	37,868	38,756	39,783	41,102
	28. State final demand	$	37,440	36,989	37,435	39,144	40,531
Consumption
	29. Dwelling unit approvals	no.	0.008	0.005	0.008	0.007	0.007
	30. New motor vehicle sales	no.	0.042	0.044	0.042	0.044	0.046
	31. Housing finance commitments for the owner occupier	no.	0.029	0.057	0.032	0.031	0.031
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Data are for the 12 months to 30 June.
(b) Expressed as chain volume measures.

TRANSPORT

Transport has considerable economic, social and environmental impacts. Effective transport systems contribute to economic prosperity as well as providing benefits to individuals through access to a greater range of employment, residential, holiday and entertainment options. Negative impacts include road crashes, traffic congestion, emissions pollution and traffic noise. The detailed tables in this chapter presents data on the registration and household ownership of vehicles, road traffic crashes, public transport and method of travel to work.

TRANSPORT, Summary table
		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
MOTOR VEHICLES
1. Motor vehicles on register	'000	. .	3,746	3,847	3,945	4,064
2. Motor vehicles on register per 1,000 population	no.	. .	568	578	590	605
3. Proportion of dwellings with a vehicle	%	. .	87.0	na	na	na
4. Average number of vehicles per dwelling	no.	. .	1.4	na	na	na
ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES
5. Crashes(a)	rate	816	788	760	820	nya
6. Injuries(a)	rate	444	455	429	407	nya
7. Fatalities(a)	rate	9.3	8.0	8.5	8.1	nya
8. Injured	no.	28,813	29,913	28,447	27,208	nya
9. Killed	no.	603	524	561	539	nya
TRAVEL PATTERNS FOR SYDNEY SD
10. Average weekday trips per capita per day	no.	3.8	3.7	3.8	nya	nya
11. Average weekend trips per capita per day	no.	3.2	3.2	3.3	nya	nya
12. Average duration work trips	minutes	32	31	32	nya	nya
13. Average duration non-work trips	minutes	18	18	18	nya	nya
MODE OF TRAVEL IN SYDNEY SD
14. Private vehicle(b)	%	69.9	70.1	70.2	nya	nya
15. Public transport(b)	%	10.8	10.5	10.3	nya	nya
16. Walk only(b)	%	17.4	17.2	17.3	nya	nya
17. Other(b)	%	1.9	2.1	2.3	nya	nya
18. Travel to work using a private vehicle(c)(d)(e)	%	69.7	68.8	69.3	nya	nya
. . not applicable
na not available
nya not yet available
(a) Per 100,000 population.
(b) Proportion of unlinked trips.
(c) Proportion of linked work trips only.
(d) Data are for an average weekday.
(e) Includes vehicle drivers and vehicle passengers.

ENVIRONMENT

Measuring the environment, and the changes to it, is a complex task. Measurement is needed, however, to determine whether the quality and quantity of Australia's natural resources and environmental assets are improving or declining, and whether actions undertaken to safeguard the environment are working effectively. The detailed tables in this chapter presents information for a wide range of environmental indicators that affect land, water and air quality. It also focuses on social factors such as energy consumption and environmental views and practices. Climate indicators, including greenhouse gas emissions are also reported in this chapter.

ENVIRONMENT, Summary table
		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
BIODIVERSITY(a)
1. Threatened species - animals(b)	no.	na	291	296	302	326
2. Threatened species - plants(b)	no.	na	539	573	587	615
3. Endangered ecological communities	no.	na	47	60	63	66
AIR
4. Mean minimum temperature - Sydney	oC	14.5	14.7	14.6	14.5	14.7
5. Mean maximum temperature - Sydney	oC	22.7	23.1	23.1	22.7	23.4
6. Regional pollution index - Sydney - high morning	days	5	15	15	8	6
7. Regional pollution index - Sydney - high afternoon	days	6	15	15	7	1
LAND
8. Establishments with agricultural activity(c)	'000 ha	62,093	61,007	63,386	65,126	nya
9. Forest stock	'000 ha	na	na	na	26,981	na
10. Native forest protected	'000 ha	na	na	na	9,398	na
11. Land approved to be cleared	'000 ha	74,459	90,786	57,753	59,365	na
12. Land showing signs of salinity	'000 ha	na	na	124	na	na
WATER
13. Annual total rainfall - Sydney	mm	822	1,359	860	1,200	995
14. Total consumption(d)	ML	na	9,424,944	na	na	na
15. Agricultural use(d)	%	na	78	na	na	na
16. Household use(d)	%	na	7	na	na	na
17. Household use per capita(d)	kL	na	101	na	na	na
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
18. Electricity	TJ	na	na	143,017	na	na
19. Diesel	TJ	na	na	113,175	na	na
20. Natural gas	TJ	na	na	66,015	na	na
21. Petrol	TJ	na	na	54,310	na	na
WASTE DISPOSAL(e)
22. Municipal per capita(d)	kg	na	na	345	334	na
23. Commercial and industrial per capita(d)	kg	na	na	444	476	na
24. Construction and demolition per capita(d)	kg	na	na	228	241	na
25. Households that recycle(c)	%	94	na	na	95	na
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT EXPENDITURE(d)(f)
26. Waste water	$m	374.6	412.7	na	379.8	na
27. Solid waste	$m	431.9	482.7	na	548.0	na
28. Biodiversity and habitat	$m	48.8	*56.3	na	62.9	na
29. Soil resources	$m	*4.4	*4.8	na	5.6	na
30. Cultural heritage	$m	*11.3	*17.7	na	8.9	na
* estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes
na not available
nya not yet available
(a) Data at end of each calendar year.
(b) Sum of presumed extinct species, endangered species and vulnerable species.
(c) Data is at 30 March.
(d) Year end 30 June.
(e) Greater Sydney Region: encompasses Sydney metropolitan, Hunter, Central Coast and Illawarra regions.
(f) Sum of Current Expenses and Capital Expenditure.

REGIONAL STATISTICS(a), Summary table
	1. Estimated resident population 2003	2. Average annual growth rate 1998-2003	3. Speaks a language other than English at home 2001(b)	4. Persons aged 15-19 years in education or training 2001(b)(c)	5. Children aged 0-14 years without an employed parent 2001(b)(d)	6. Persons aged 15 years and over receiving government income support 2002(e)(f)	7. SEIFA index of advantage/ dis- advantage 2001
Local Government Area/Statistical Division	'000	%	%	%	no.	%	no.
Albury (C)	44,659	0.8	3.9	76.3	1,670	31.0	978
Armidale Dumaresq (A)	24,657	-0.4	4.2	86.1	837	28.4	1,019
Ashfield (A)	40,298	-0.4	43.5	84.5	630	25.7	1,084
Auburn (A)	61,082	1.4	65.4	81.7	3,496	34.1	948
Ballina (A)	39,239	1.8	2.1	78.6	1,512	36.2	967
Balranald (A)	2,759	-1.2	7.6	58.7	91	28.0	923
Bankstown (C)	174,390	0.9	46.2	77.0	8,236	33.0	972
Barraba (A)	2,204	-1.1	1.4	67.5	101	47.9	890
Bathurst (C)	31,214	1.1	3.3	80.9	1,146	26.9	993
Baulkham Hills (A)	154,388	3.4	20.6	86.2	1,610	14.1	1,143
Bega Valley (A)	31,477	1.6	2.5	76.5	1,199	36.2	945
Bellingen (A)	12,777	0.3	2.3	79.0	774	46.1	929
Berrigan (A)	8,156	-0.2	1.9	79.4	150	31.1	945
Bingara (A)	2,041	-0.4	0.9	65.1	89	48.6	879
Blacktown (C)	273,077	1.8	28.9	71.7	14,159	27.9	978
Bland (A)	6,598	-0.1	0.7	75.6	187	30.6	935
Blayney (A)	6,645	0.5	1.1	76.7	256	31.9	936
Blue Mountains (C)	77,415	0.5	4.6	79.0	1,667	25.1	1,073
Bogan (A)	3,114	-1.0	0.5	65.1	166	29.5	917
Bombala (A)	2,570	-2.4	1.9	72.4	77	33.7	929
Boorowa (A)	2,447	-0.3	1.0	76.3	85	36.2	942
Botany Bay (C)	37,446	0.4	45.5	76.6	887	25.5	985
Bourke (A)	3,935	-	2.0	47.0	203	31.3	959
Brewarrina (A)	2,145	-0.1	1.3	31.4	159	37.0	907
Broken Hill (C)	20,651	-1.0	1.9	67.9	1,189	47.3	910
Burwood (A)	30,806	0.7	52.7	87.4	680	24.6	1,061
Byron (A)	30,383	1.7	4.3	75.9	1,529	43.1	969
Cabonne (A)	12,610	0.4	1.2	76.4	318	30.0	961
Camden (A)	49,416	5.4	8.5	73.0	1,085	16.9	1,043
Campbelltown (C)	150,483	0.2	19.4	72.2	9,425	27.3	969
Canada Bay (A)	64,626	2.1	30.3	82.8	730	19.0	1,112
Canterbury (C)	135,477	-0.3	62.2	80.4	6,501	32.0	965
Carrathool (A)	3,317	0.6	2.0	50.0	62	25.1	936
Central Darling (A)	2,390	-0.7	1.9	35.8	161	38.3	891
Cessnock (C)	47,809	0.6	1.6	67.1	2,691	39.1	904
Cobar (A)	5,072	-1.8	1.5	65.1	208	24.7	961
Coffs Harbour (C)	64,005	1.5	3.8	75.7	3,270	41.5	942
Conargo (A)	1,805	-0.9	1.4	65.8	24	29.0	990
Coolah (A)	3,904	0.1	1.8	72.4	207	36.2	924
Coolamon (A)	4,101	0.3	0.6	75.0	181	30.6	935
Cooma-Monaro (A)	9,490	-0.2	6.4	80.2	291	28.2	979
Coonabarabran (A)	6,756	-0.4	1.6	81.6	351	40.3	919
Coonamble (A)	4,755	-0.7	1.1	61.3	297	34.4	910
Cootamundra (A)	7,602	-0.2	1.0	72.3	332	35.4	926
Copmanhurst (A)	4,624	1.4	1.2	79.2	265	48.0	915
Corowa (A)	8,596	0.2	1.3	73.9	167	30.5	939
Cowra (A)	13,099	0.6	2.1	67.4	553	36.4	923
Crookwell (A)	4,336	-0.6	0.8	74.9	114	29.8	944
Culcairn (A)	4,023	-0.7	1.3	85.2	157	31.5	918
Deniliquin (A)	8,274	0.1	1.6	66.7	327	29.2	947
Dubbo (C)	38,909	0.9	1.9	68.9	1,823	29.0	973
Dungog (A)	8,421	0.9	1.1	75.5	337	30.4	948
Eurobodalla (A)	35,267	2.1	3.7	72.0	1,616	45.2	928
Evans (A)	5,381	0.2	1.5	81.0	147	27.1	998
Fairfield (C)	188,329	-	66.0	79.9	12,618	37.3	915
Forbes (A)	10,091	-0.4	1.2	75.5	411	31.5	934
Gilgandra (A)	4,736	-0.5	2.6	73.8	232	36.7	919
Glen Innes (A)	5,983	-0.5	1.2	69.5	276	40.7	911
Gloucester (A)	4,907	-0.3	0.9	76.6	202	37.1	921
Gosford (C)	162,419	1.1	3.9	73.8	5,034	30.3	1,009
Goulburn (C)	21,253	-0.1	2.4	69.7	875	31.7	956
Grafton (C)	17,226	-	1.2	70.9	953	39.0	916
Greater Taree (C)	45,761	0.9	1.7	73.1	2,570	44.4	913
Great Lakes (A)	33,553	2.1	1.8	74.4	1,349	45.1	918
Griffith (C)	24,758	1.6	20.2	63.6	1,003	25.8	952
Gundagai (A)	3,773	-0.2	1.0	70.0	98	32.7	922
Gunnedah (A)	12,370	-0.8	1.2	73.4	689	36.0	923
Gunning (A)	2,339	-	2.2	75.4	45	19.2	1,031
Guyra (A)	4,453	0.3	0.8	71.0	250	37.4	903
Harden (A)	3,802	-0.4	1.6	69.1	145	37.4	915
Hastings (A)(g)	68,423	2.5	1.8	75.6	2,756	41.8	945
Hawkesbury (C)	63,655	1.0	5.1	70.6	1,844	20.1	1,017
Hay (A)	3,577	-0.8	3.0	59.1	121	25.8	929
Holbrook (A)	2,467	-1.1	0.8	76.0	52	22.9	948
Holroyd (C)	90,470	1.1	39.6	75.3	3,592	30.3	995
Hornsby (A)	155,862	1.0	20.5	87.0	1,873	14.3	1,143
Hume (A)	7,995	1.9	1.4	79.7	170	26.6	992
Hunter's Hill (A)	13,682	1.4	16.9	93.8	133	15.1	1,176
Hurstville (C)	75,177	1.2	37.8	83.5	1,601	25.2	1,043
Inverell (A)	15,768	0.3	1.3	68.9	785	39.4	909
Jerilderie (A)	1,892	-0.3	2.6	78.8	41	22.1	969
Junee (A)	5,887	0.1	1.1	71.2	241	29.5	925
Kempsey (A)	27,831	0.9	1.6	71.6	2,035	48.6	887
Kiama (A)	20,240	1.4	3.2	83.9	451	25.7	1,045
Kogarah (A)	53,737	1.4	38.1	85.6	851	21.4	1,080
Ku-ring-gai (A)	108,684	0.6	15.9	92.5	948	10.0	1,213
Kyogle (A)	9,666	-0.5	1.9	76.2	677	46.1	897
Lachlan (A)	7,472	-0.2	1.2	69.6	358	31.8	931
Lake Macquarie (C)	189,017	0.9	3.3	74.2	7,347	36.1	971
Lane Cove (A)	32,248	0.4	17.9	88.1	217	11.9	1,197
Leeton (A)	12,009	1.0	6.8	76.8	366	27.6	949
Leichhardt (A)	64,810	1.0	15.6	78.7	956	19.1	1,159
Lismore (C)	43,015	-0.1	3.5	76.8	2,140	41.5	951
Lithgow (C)	20,447	0.6	2.4	73.6	1,025	37.7	927
Liverpool (C)	165,533	3.7	43.7	74.5	8,190	28.6	978
Lockhart (A)	3,541	-0.1	0.8	77.9	107	28.8	948
Maclean (A)	17,620	1.6	1.5	77.3	817	44.9	908
Maitland (C)	58,900	2.1	2.3	73.3	2,740	33.9	958
Manilla (A)	3,273	-0.5	1.0	72.6	168	43.2	885
Manly (A)	38,841	0.5	9.7	82.4	332	12.7	1,172
Marrickville (A)	75,937	-0.5	38.6	77.5	2,010	27.0	1,068
Merriwa (A)	2,334	-0.5	1.1	68.9	90	31.4	905
Moree Plains (A)	16,141	0.5	2.5	53.4	782	26.3	945
Mosman (A)	28,155	0.4	9.6	89.7	235	8.1	1,231
Mudgee (A)	18,445	0.7	2.7	70.3	794	34.2	935
Mulwaree (A)	7,240	3.1	3.3	74.3	123	25.7	974
Murray (A)	6,467	2.5	1.4	69.8	159	28.9	954
Murrumbidgee (A)	2,643	0.4	2.0	59.4	53	21.6	937
Murrurundi (A)	2,159	-0.5	1.3	70.1	75	34.1	903
Muswellbrook (A)	15,280	-0.2	1.6	71.0	714	27.4	949
Nambucca (A)	18,128	-	1.8	75.6	1,293	52.0	889
Narrabri (A)	14,373	-	1.2	66.4	585	28.2	945
Narrandera (A)	6,634	-0.9	1.8	69.0	248	32.6	931
Narromine (A)	7,036	0.4	1.0	69.2	326	29.3	926
Newcastle (C)	144,273	0.8	7.1	74.6	4,978	37.3	985
North Sydney (A)	59,999	0.8	14.7	83.4	307	9.5	1,227
Nundle (A)	1,317	-0.6	1.7	71.6	41	30.1	918
Oberon (A)	5,082	1.3	3.3	77.1	190	26.5	941
Orange (C)	37,500	1.0	3.4	74.8	1,514	30.2	974
Parkes (A)	15,061	-0.1	1.4	71.2	691	34.3	933
Parramatta (C)	148,912	0.7	38.6	79.3	5,729	26.0	1,031
Parry (A)	12,844	0.7	1.2	76.6	437	34.6	952
Penrith (C)	178,107	0.8	13.1	69.7	6,481	22.8	997
Pittwater (A)	56,789	0.4	6.6	81.7	526	13.8	1,127
Port Stephens (A)	61,336	2.2	2.6	71.2	2,671	35.5	952
Pristine Waters (A)	11,090	0.4	1.8	77.7	827	48.5	888
Queanbeyan (C)	34,370	3.3	13.9	68.3	907	21.7	1,021
Quirindi (A)	4,947	-	0.9	74.2	168	31.2	934
Randwick (C)	125,905	0.3	28.8	85.3	1,734	19.8	1,108
Richmond Valley (A)	20,896	-0.1	1.5	69.8	1,371	40.1	885
Rockdale (C)	94,089	0.9	48.5	80.9	2,686	26.6	1,013
Ryde (C)	99,436	0.4	32.8	85.8	1,469	20.2	1,102
Rylstone (A)	3,828	-0.2	2.9	72.8	220	46.8	903
Scone (A)	9,873	-0.3	0.9	68.8	268	27.1	955
Severn (A)	2,853	-0.8	1.7	75.8	105	44.1	927
Shellharbour (C)	61,527	1.8	11.8	71.1	2,658	34.5	943
Shoalhaven (C)	90,615	2.0	3.1	73.7	4,093	40.8	937
Singleton (A)	21,713	1.0	1.4	67.0	714	21.7	985
Snowy River (A)	7,322	2.1	5.6	72.2	71	18.8	1,053
South Sydney (C)	94,602	2.6	21.8	80.7	1,324	23.8	1,124
Strathfield (A)	30,199	1.4	53.7	89.9	742	21.3	1,082
Sutherland Shire (A)	214,933	0.6	10.2	81.8	2,804	17.2	1,093
Sydney (C)	32,903	9.4	27.0	87.5	301	12.2	1,138
Tallaganda (A)	2,832	1.6	2.7	77.0	69	28.7	976
Tamworth (C)	37,094	0.8	1.8	74.0	1,710	32.4	956
Temora (A)	6,302	0.7	0.7	77.7	255	32.6	921
Tenterfield (A)	6,800	0.1	1.6	69.9	391	41.8	897
Tumbarumba (A)	3,658	-1.0	1.8	71.9	84	27.1	925
Tumut (A)	11,547	0.4	2.7	66.5	424	30.3	925
Tweed (A)	78,195	2.4	2.8	70.4	3,571	44.9	925
Uralla (A)	6,021	0.1	1.7	79.0	265	32.2	957
Urana (A)	1,413	-1.5	0.8	71.4	31	30.4	922
Wagga Wagga (C)	57,205	0.1	2.6	75.2	2,000	27.0	987
Wakool (A)	4,853	-0.1	2.3	73.6	114	29.3	942
Walcha (A)	3,285	-0.1	1.7	72.5	118	29.1	941
Walgett (A)	8,201	-0.5	6.3	45.8	511	42.5	896
Warren (A)	3,300	-0.5	0.3	58.5	111	28.4	936
Warringah (A)	137,555	0.8	14.4	81.0	1,438	16.0	1,106
Waverley (A)	61,556	-0.6	19.5	84.0	638	16.3	1,155
Weddin (A)	3,812	-0.4	0.7	75.8	133	37.0	936
Wellington (A)	8,708	-0.5	1.3	67.7	605	42.8	912
Wentworth (A)	7,213	-	3.9	67.4	265	38.5	932
Willoughby (C)	63,126	2.1	27.8	87.7	748	12.3	1,174
Wingecarribee (A)	43,922	2.1	4.2	78.6	1,220	26.0	1,014
Wollondilly (A)	39,815	2.0	5.1	73.3	1,053	22.5	1,003
Wollongong (C)	191,467	0.6	17.3	77.8	6,536	34.2	992
Woollahra (A)	53,985	0.4	13.2	90.4	443	10.1	1,223
Wyong (A)	140,189	2.2	3.2	68.2	6,432	38.8	938
Yallaroi (A)	3,183	-0.7	1.2	67.1	120	35.5	919
Yarrowlumla (A)	11,036	2.5	5.7	83.7	171	17.5	1,109
Yass (A)	10,791	2.3	2.2	77.5	282	23.8	1,021
Young (A)	11,894	0.6	2.4	64.4	533	35.6	928
Unincorporated NSW	1,189	-	4.4	na	18	na	965
Sydney SD	4,198,543	1.1	27.6	79.2	124,395	23.3	1,051
Hunter SD	599,575	1.1	3.6	72.9	24,176	35.9	961
Illawarra SD	407,771	1.3	11.3	76.3	14,958	34.4	978
Richmond-Tweed SD	221,394	1.3	2.8	74.3	10,800	42.0	939
Mid-North Coast SD	287,837	1.3	2.2	74.9	15,560	44.0	923
Northern SD	179,607	0.1	1.9	74.1	7,917	33.5	946
North Western SD	119,016	0.1	2.1	67.0	5,993	33.3	940
Central West SD	178,840	0.5	2.3	75.7	7,149	31.8	954
South Eastern SD	198,466	1.6	5.0	73.0	6,603	31.3	979
Murrumbidgee SD	152,896	0.4	5.4	71.8	5,491	28.2	956
Murray SD	114,230	0.4	2.8	74.7	3,502	30.3	959
Far West SD	23,878	-0.9	1.9	63.6	1,368	46.4	909
New South Wales(h)	6,682,053	1.1	19.0	77.1	227,912	27.8	1,015
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
(a) Based on ASGC 2002.
(b) Excludes overseas visitors.
(c) Rate excludes persons whose attendance was not stated.
(d) Includes 'Unemployed' and 'Not in the labour force'.
(e) For the pay period closest to 30 June 2002, expressed as a proportion of the population aged 15 years and over at 30 June 2002.
(f) People receiving more than one payment type are only counted once by using the main payment type. Payments excluded are Bereavement Allowance, Childcare Benefit, Farm Family Restart and Family Tax Benefits Parts A and B.
(g) Includes Lord Howe Island Statistical Local Area.
(h) Includes 'Unincorporated NSW' and 'Off-Shore Areas & Migratory'.