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EXPLANATORY NOTES
GLOSSARY
Selected Characteristics of Local Government Areas in South West Statistical Division: Balonne (S) to Bungil (S), in alphabetical order
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 | | Unit | Balonne
(S) | Bendemere
(S) | Booringa
(S) | Bulloo
(S) | Bungil
(S) |
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| LAND AREA - at 1 July 2003 | km2 | 31,144 | 3,928 | 27,827 | 73,805 | 13,338 |
| PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2001 | | | | | | |
| Major cities | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Inner regional | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Outer regional | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | 89.2 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Very remote | % | 10.8 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
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| POPULATION - at 30 June 2003 | | | | | | |
| Total - all persons | no. | 5,611 | 988 | 1,877 | 470 | 1,979 |
| Aged 14 years and younger | no. | 1,476 | 250 | 414 | 100 | 437 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | no. | 2,505 | 339 | 717 | 236 | 771 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | no. | 1,178 | 241 | 488 | 96 | 516 |
| Aged 65 years and over | no. | 452 | 158 | 258 | 38 | 255 |
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| Proportion of total population | | | | | | |
| Aged 14 years and younger | % | 26.3 | 25.3 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 22.1 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | % | 44.6 | 34.3 | 38.2 | 50.2 | 39.0 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | % | 21.0 | 24.4 | 26.0 | 20.4 | 26.1 |
| Aged 65 years and over | % | 8.1 | 16.0 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 12.9 |
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| Population density - 2003 | persons/km2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
| Births - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 102 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 23 |
| Crude birth rate - 2003 | rate | 18.2 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 17.0 | 11.7 |
| Deaths - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 26 | 5 | 13 | - | 8 |
| Crude death rate - 2003 | rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
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| INDEX OF RELATIVE SOCIO- ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE/ DISADVANTAGE - Census 2001 | decile | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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| ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter 2003 | | | | | | |
| Unemployment | no. | 123 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 28 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
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| SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June 2003 | | | | | | |
| Age pension | no. | 298 | 98 | 155 | 24 | 129 |
| Disability support pension | no. | 130 | 31 | 51 | na | 45 |
| Newstart allowance | no. | 142 | 22 | 33 | na | 21 |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | 120 | na | 24 | na | 39 |
| Youth allowance | no. | 78 | na | 22 | na | 27 |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | 177 | 52 | 85 | na | 59 |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | 945 | 238 | 370 | 59 | 320 |
| Percentage of long-term Newstart allowance customers | % | 50.7 | na | na | na | na |
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| AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME - year ended 30 June 2003 | $ | 33,481 | 33,936 | 29,302 | 32,319 | 34,354 |
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| WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June 2002 | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,017 | 250 | 509 | 152 | 777 |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 58.4 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 23.1 |
| Total income | $m | 58.7 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 23.5 |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,947 | 25,758 | 25,847 | 29,529 | 29,773 |
| Average total income | $ | 29,103 | 25,493 | 26,030 | 31,036 | 30,192 |
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| SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | |
| Proportion of total personal income | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary | % | 67.3 | 44.8 | 51.6 | 62.4 | 55.0 |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.1 | 36.0 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 29.3 |
| Investment | % | 11.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.9 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 7.0 |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 90.7 | 12.4 | 26.0 | 6.5 | 42.9 |
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| BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses | no. | 7 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Total dwelling units | no. | 10 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Value of total residential building | $m | 2.1 | - | 0.1 | - | 1.0 |
| Value of total non-residential building | $m | 1.7 | - | - | - | - |
| Value of total building | $m | 3.8 | - | 0.1 | - | 1.0 |
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| NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | |
| Passenger vehicles | no. | 44 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| Other vehicles | no. | 154 | 39 | 30 | 36 | 70 |
| Total vehicles | no. | 198 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 99 |
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| VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | |
| Value of crops | $m | 146.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | - | 20.5 |
| Value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals | $m | 46.6 | 18.1 | 40.1 | 35.2 | 101.5 |
| Value of livestock products | $m | 16.4 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Total value of agriculture | $m | 209.4 | 27.5 | 57.0 | 38.7 | 123.2 |
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| LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES - 2003-04 | | | | | | |
| Operating revenues | $'000 | 10,625 | 4,715 | 9,297 | 10,762 | 8,358 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 11,404 | 4,094 | 9,971 | 9,965 | 8,029 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 77,371 | 35,539 | 83,823 | 54,774 | 77,529 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 5,597 | 283 | 1,144 | 2,604 | 1,686 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 1,487 | -5,172 | -1,459 | -2,998 | -1,911 |
| Net financial worth | $'000 | -1,596 | 5,481 | 890 | 1,996 | 2,354 |
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| TOURIST ACCOMMODATION - 30 June 2004 | | | | | | |
| Establishments | no. | 7 | - | np | - | - |
| Rooms/units at 30 June 2004 | no. | 143 | - | np | - | - |
| Room occupancy rate | % | 38.3 | - | np | - | - |
| Takings from accommodation | $'000 | 1,527 | - | np | - | - |
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| NUMBER OF SINGLE LOCATION BUSINESSES - 30 June 2001 | no. | 994 | 294 | 349 | 56 | 480 |
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| HOUSING SALES AND VALUES - 31 December 2004 | | | | | | |
| Number of sales | no. | 84 | 9 | 35 | np | 9 |
| House prices - median value | $ | 115,250 | 75,000 | 47,000 | np | 35,000 |
| House prices - average value | $ | 122,787 | 55,444 | 55,243 | np | 36,667 |
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| SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS - August 2004 | | | | | | |
| Government schools | no. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Government school students | no. | 621 | 121 | 147 | 21 | 114 |
| Non-government schools | no. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Non-government school students | no. | 197 | - | 57 | - | - |
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| MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER - 31 March 2004(a) | | | | | | |
| Passenger cars and motor cycles | no. | 1,998 | 427 | 616 | 169 | 859 |
| Light commercial vehicles | no. | 1,723 | 374 | 506 | 232 | 609 |
| Trucks, prime movers, and buses | no. | 426 | 127 | 148 | 83 | 213 |
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na not available
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable
- 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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