1345.4 - SA Stats, Sep 2010

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Contents In this issue Feature Articles Demography Labour Force Incomes State Accounts Consumption Investment Construction Price Indexes Housing Finance International Merchandise Trade Water About this Release Where have all the male teachers gone? (Feature Article) SA has highest proportion of male teaching staff in Australia (Media Release)	WATER RAINFALL According to the Bureau of Meteorology's Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia, Winter 2010 produced a colder and wetter than average season. Winter began with below average June rainfall around the state, which was subsequently offset by above average rainfall in July, and above average to well above average rainfall in August. Generally, agricultural districts received near average rainfall, with well above average rainfall falling in pastoral districts. Rainfall totals were typically 100 to 200mm for the winter season, with the highest total for the state recorded at Uraidla in the Adelaide Hills with 561.8mm. Source: 3-monthly rainfall anomalies for South Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology RESERVOIR LEVELS The total water storage in Adelaide's reservoirs rose sharply in August 2010 to end the month at 83% of capacity. The above avergage winter rains increased reservoir levels slightly above those in the corresponding month of the previous year (79% in August 2009) and considerably above the level for the same time in 2008 (66%). TOTAL RESERVOIR STORAGE, As a percentage of capacity, Adelaide Source: SA Water daily reservoir levels Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.