Selected Characteristics of Far North Statistical Division: Croydon (S) to Hope Vale (AC), in alphabetical order
 | | Unit | Croydon (S) | Dauan (IC)(a) | Douglas (S) | Eacham (S) | Erub (IC)(a) | Etheridge (S) | Hammond (IC)(a) | Herberton (S) | Hope Vale (AC)(a) |
| LAND AREA - at 1 July 2003 | km2 | 29,582 | 3.6 | 2,445 | 1,127 | 5.9 | 39,309 | 16 | 9,604 | 1,109 | |
| PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Major cities | % | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | na |
| Inner regional | % | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | na |
| Outer regional | % | 0.0 | na | 91.6 | 100.0 | na | 0.0 | na | 59.6 | na |
| Remote | % | 0.0 | na | 8.4 | 0.0 | na | 0.0 | na | 40.4 | na |
| Very remote | % | 100.0 | na | 0.0 | 0.0 | na | 100.0 | na | 0.0 | na |
| POPULATION - at 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total - all persons | no. | 290 | 120 | 11,160 | 6,417 | 320 | 1,023 | 208 | 5,501 | 913 |
| Aged 14 years and younger | no. | 71 | 36 | 2,148 | 1,439 | 116 | 214 | 90 | 1,276 | 246 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | no. | 131 | 51 | 5,309 | 2,192 | 132 | 410 | 80 | 1,889 | 482 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | no. | 66 | 27 | 2,764 | 1,860 | 54 | 294 | 28 | 1,658 | 145 |
| Aged 65 years and over | no. | 22 | 6 | 939 | 926 | 18 | 105 | 10 | 678 | 40 |
| Proportion of total population | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aged 14 years and younger | % | 24.5 | 30.0 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 36.3 | 20.9 | 43.3 | 23.2 | 26.9 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | % | 45.2 | 42.5 | 47.6 | 34.2 | 41.3 | 40.1 | 38.5 | 34.3 | 52.8 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | % | 22.8 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 29.0 | 16.9 | 28.7 | 13.5 | 30.1 | 15.9 |
| Aged 65 years and over | % | 7.6 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 4.4 |
| Population density - 2003 | persons/km2 | - | 33.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 54.2 | - | 13.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
| Births - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 6 | na | 131 | 66 | na | 21 | na | 60 | na | |
| Crude birth rate - 2003 | rate | 20.8 | na | 11.9 | 10.3 | na | 20.5 | na | 11.0 | na | |
| Deaths - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 1 | na | 47 | 40 | na | 2 | na | 44 | na | |
| Crude death rate - 2003 | rate | 3.5 | na | 4.3 | 6.3 | na | 2.0 | na | 8.1 | na | |
| INDEX OF RELATIVE SOCIO- ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE/ DISADVANTAGE - Census 2001 | decile | 3 | na | 9 | 4 | na | 4 | na | 1 | na | |
| ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unemployment | no. | 9 | na | 452 | 222 | na | 40 | na | 225 | na |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.8 | na | 7.5 | 7.1 | na | 6.1 | na | 10.8 | na |
| SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Age pension | no. | na | na | 627 | 645 | na | 49 | na | 507 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 455 | 260 | na | 37 | na | 258 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | 21 | na | 597 | 295 | na | 73 | na | 327 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 352 | 188 | na | 35 | na | 196 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 120 | 138 | na | na | na | 122 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 394 | 324 | na | na | na | 295 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | 68 | na | 2,545 | 1,850 | na | 241 | na | 1,706 | na |
| Percentage of long-term Newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.2 | 63.4 | na | 69.2 | na | 70.1 | na |
| AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME - year ended 30 June 2003 | $ | 32,783 | na | 31,555 | 32,326 | na | 32,824 | na | 32,342 | na | |
| WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June 2002 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 71 | na | 3,399 | 1,857 | na | 255 | na | 1,513 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2.0 | na | 93.3 | 52.5 | na | 7.0 | na | 41.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2.1 | na | 97.1 | 54.6 | na | 7.4 | na | 43.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,589 | na | 27,443 | 28,287 | na | 27,454 | na | 27,715 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,109 | na | 28,578 | 29,412 | na | 28,966 | na | 29,011 | na |
| SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Proportion of total personal income | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary | % | 61.4 | na | 65.6 | 61.2 | na | 60.8 | na | 57.3 | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.3 | na | 9.2 | 10.3 | na | 14.2 | na | 12.1 | na |
| Investment | % | 4.6 | na | 5.9 | 5.9 | na | 4.6 | na | 5.6 | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.0 | na | 1.5 | 1.8 | na | 1.0 | na | 1.7 | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.0 | na | 17.3 | 19.9 | na | 18.8 | na | 22.1 | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | na | 0.5 | 0.9 | na | 0.6 | na | 1.2 | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3.2 | na | 140.2 | 92.1 | na | 10.4 | na | 73.8 | na | |
| BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses | no. | - | na | 102 | 23 | na | 1 | na | 18 | na |
| Total dwelling units | no. | - | na | 136 | 24 | na | 1 | na | 18 | na |
| Value of total residential building | $m | - | na | 28.1 | 3.5 | na | - | na | 2.0 | na |
| Value of total non-residential building | $m | - | na | 8.9 | 0.2 | na | 0.8 | na | 1.0 | na |
| Value of total building | $m | - | na | 37.0 | 3.7 | na | 0.8 | na | 3.0 | na |
| NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Passenger vehicles | no. | 2 | na | 92 | 67 | na | 7 | na | 52 | na |
| Other vehicles | no. | 4 | na | 183 | 85 | na | 13 | na | 63 | na |
| Total vehicles | no. | 6 | na | 274 | 152 | na | 20 | na | 115 | na |
| VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Value of crops | $m | - | na | 11.5 | 3.7 | na | 1.5 | na | 7.3 | na |
| Value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals | $m | 16.0 | na | 1.1 | 9.5 | na | 31.6 | na | 13.6 | na |
| Value of livestock products | $m | - | na | * | 24.4 | na | - | na | 4.7 | na |
| Total value of agriculture | $m | 16.0 | na | 14.6 | 37.6 | na | 33.1 | na | 25.6 | na |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES - 2003-04 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Operating revenues | $'000 | 6,239 | na | 25,083 | 7,616 | na | 6,891 | na | 7,338 | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 4,413 | na | 22,879 | 7,275 | na | 5,574 | na | 7,193 | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | 21,530 | na | 191,190 | 56,966 | na | 29,675 | na | 95,547 | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 413 | na | 14,744 | 3,038 | na | 1,299 | na | 1,349 | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | -1,293 | na | -1,569 | 395 | na | -2,908 | na | -8,775 | na |
| Net financial worth | $'000 | 1,299 | na | 80 | -923 | na | 2,769 | na | 8,687 | na |
| TOURIST ACCOMMODATION - 30 June 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Establishments | no. | - | na | 41 | np | na | np | na | - | na |
| Rooms/units at 30 June 2004 | no. | - | na | 2,541 | np | na | np | na | - | na |
| Room occupancy rate | % | - | na | 52.4 | np | na | np | na | - | na |
| Takings from accommodation | $'000 | - | na | 85,445 | np | na | np | na | - | na |
| NUMBER OF SINGLE LOCATION BUSINESSES - 30 June 2001 | no. | 30 | na | 1,291 | 882 | na | 106 | na | 709 | na | |
| HOUSING SALES AND VALUES - 31 December 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Number of sales | no. | - | na | 171 | 73 | na | 11 | na | 88 | na |
| House prices - median value | $ | - | na | 365,000 | 135,000 | na | 32,000 | na | 94,000 | na |
| House prices - average value | $ | - | na | 453,987 | 152,409 | na | 40,636 | na | 102,264 | na |
| SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS - August 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Government schools | no. | 1 | na | 7 | 5 | na | 3 | na | 3 | na |
| Government school students | no. | 36 | na | 1,217 | 1,058 | na | 57 | na | 732 | na |
| Non-government schools | no. | - | na | 2 | - | na | - | na | 2 | na |
| Non-government school students | no. | - | na | 249 | - | na | - | na | 330 | na |
| MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER - 31 March 2004(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Passenger cars and motor cycles | no. | 84 | na | 4,138 | 2,998 | na | 300 | na | 2,382 | na |
| Light commercial vehicles | no. | 42 | na | 1,952 | 1,340 | na | 151 | na | 1,018 | na |
| Trucks, prime movers, and buses | no. | 12 | na | 486 | 296 | na | 42 | na | 218 | na |
| na not available np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable * Estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50%. Data are subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes. - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) (a) Information for Aboriginal Council (AC) and Island Council (IC) LGAs and the residual LGAs from which they were formed, are available only for land area and population estimates (for 2002). See Explanatory Notes for further details. (b) Vehicles registered out of the state, or vehicles where the postcodes of owners could not be allocated to an LGA/SD are excluded. As a result, the Queensland totals do not agree with totals published in Motor Vehicle Census, Australia (cat. no. 9309.0), where these vehicles are included as 'Out of state/unspecified'. | |||||||||||
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