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EXPLANATORY NOTES
GLOSSARY
Selected Characteristics of Central West Statistical Division: Aramac to Diamantina, in alphabetical order
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 | | Unit | Aramac
(S) | Barcaldine
(S) | Barcoo
(S) | Blackall
(S) | Boulia
(S) | Diamantina
(S) |
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| LAND AREA - at 1 July 2003 | km2 | 23,361 | 8,443 | 61,974 | 16,384 | 61,093 | 94,832 |
| PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2001 | | | | | | | |
| Major cities | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Inner regional | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Outer regional | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Very remote | % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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| POPULATION - at 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Total - all persons | no. | 741 | 1,709 | 452 | 1,711 | 558 | 311 |
| Aged 14 years and younger | no. | 156 | 400 | 98 | 369 | 133 | 72 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | no. | 306 | 729 | 213 | 692 | 268 | 151 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | no. | 186 | 360 | 114 | 405 | 123 | 72 |
| Aged 65 years and over | no. | 93 | 220 | 27 | 245 | 34 | 16 |
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| Proportion of total population | | | | | | | |
| Aged 14 years and younger | % | 21.1 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 23.2 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | % | 41.3 | 42.7 | 47.1 | 40.4 | 48.0 | 48.6 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | % | 25.1 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 22.0 | 23.2 |
| Aged 65 years and over | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
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| Population density - 2003 | persons/km2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | - | - |
| Births - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 13 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 3 |
| Crude birth rate - 2003 | rate | 17.4 | 16.3 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Deaths - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 9 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Crude death rate - 2003 | rate | 12.1 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
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| INDEX OF RELATIVE SOCIO- ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE/ DISADVANTAGE - Census 2001 | decile | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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| ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Unemployment | no. | 15 | 24 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
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| SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Age pension | no. | 67 | 148 | 25 | 188 | 22 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | 26 | na | 51 | na | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | na | 21 | 31 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | 43 | na | 28 | na | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | na | 21 | na | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | 29 | na | 59 | na | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | 121 | 288 | 62 | 368 | 104 | 46 |
| Percentage of long-term Newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | na | na | na | na |
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| AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME - year ended 30 June 2003 | $ | 27,730 | 34,354 | 33,230 | 33,217 | 40,449 | 40,899 |
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| WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June 2002 | | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 250 | 648 | 164 | 612 | 264 | 132 |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 6.8 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 4.4 |
| Total income | $m | 7.0 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,178 | 32,075 | 28,831 | 27,570 | 32,813 | 33,014 |
| Average total income | $ | 27,995 | 33,025 | 29,472 | 28,615 | 33,171 | 33,731 |
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| SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | | |
| Proportion of total personal income | | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary | % | 44.8 | 65.6 | 60.9 | 50.1 | 66.2 | 56.6 |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 40.2 | 20.9 | 28.4 | 34.6 | 22.2 | 34.2 |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 6.5 |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 15.6 | 31.1 | 8.3 | 35.1 | 12.2 | 6.5 |
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| BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses | no. | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Total dwelling units | no. | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Value of total residential building | $m | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Value of total non-residential building | $m | - | 0.3 | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| Value of total building | $m | - | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | - | - |
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| NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Passenger vehicles | no. | 2 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Other vehicles | no. | 28 | 45 | 25 | 52 | 37 | 11 |
| Total vehicles | no. | 30 | 63 | 27 | 65 | 41 | 13 |
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| VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | | |
| Value of crops | $m | * | * | - | 0.2 | 1.1 | - |
| Value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals | $m | 16.4 | 15.5 | 44.9 | 30.8 | 40.4 | 25.7 |
| Value of livestock products | $m | 10.3 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 1.3 | - |
| Total value of agriculture | $m | 26.8 | 24.4 | 49.2 | 40.7 | 42.8 | 25.7 |
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| LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES - 2003-04 | | | | | | | |
| Operating revenues | $'000 | 6,836 | 7,013 | 8,453 | 6,594 | 9,244 | 10,674 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 8,702 | 6,388 | 8,691 | 6,997 | 9,325 | 9,541 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 22,722 | 22,845 | 30,710 | 41,080 | 56,912 | 35,423 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 612 | 2,194 | 2,458 | 2,385 | 1,792 | 1,497 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -5,154 | -730 | -926 | 957 | -3,516 | -4,555 |
| Net financial worth | $'000 | 4,848 | -213 | 955 | -1,760 | 3,210 | 4,470 |
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| TOURIST ACCOMMODATION - 30 June 2004 | | | | | | | |
| Establishments | no. | - | np | - | np | - | np |
| Rooms/units at 30 June 2004 | no. | - | np | - | np | - | np |
| Room occupancy rate | % | - | np | - | np | - | np |
| Takings from accommodation | $'000 | - | np | - | np | - | np |
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| NUMBER OF SINGLE LOCATION BUSINESSES - 30 June 2001 | no. | 159 | 225 | 96 | 322 | 92 | 43 |
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| HOUSING SALES AND VALUES - 31 December 2004 | | | | | | | |
| Number of sales | no. | 5 | 35 | np | 39 | np | np |
| House prices - median value | $ | 14,000 | 60,000 | np | 50,000 | np | np |
| House prices - average value | $ | 16,100 | 63,793 | np | 54,554 | np | np |
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| SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS - August 2004 | | | | | | | |
| Government schools | no. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Government school students | no. | 70 | 282 | 33 | 153 | 71 | 21 |
| Non-government schools | no. | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Non-government school students | no. | - | 39 | - | 58 | - | - |
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| MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER - 31 March 2004(a) | | | | | | | |
| Passenger cars and motor cycles | no. | 215 | 680 | 181 | 635 | 284 | 115 |
| Light commercial vehicles | no. | 267 | 419 | 183 | 535 | 210 | 83 |
| Trucks, prime movers, and buses | no. | 103 | 110 | 70 | 159 | 102 | 28 |
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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) 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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