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Labour force For any group, persons who were employed or unemployed (see Unemployment). A liability is an obligation which requires one unit (the debtor) to make a payment or series of payments to the other unit (the creditor) in certain circumstances specified in a contract between them. Includes the principal outstanding on loans for owner occupied dwellings or other property, study loans, credit card debt, vehicle loans, investment loans and other loans. Light commercial vehicles Vehicles primarily constructed for the carriage of goods, and which are less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. Included are utilities, panel vans, cab-chassis and forward-control load carrying vehicles (whether four-wheel drive or not). Light rigid trucks Rigid trucks of gross vehicle mass greater than 3.5 tonnes and less than or equal to 4.5 tonnes. Local government area Local Government Areas (LGAs) are spatial units which represent the geographical areas of incorporated local government councils. Each LGA has an official status which is indicated by the LGA type : (A) NSW LGA (excluding Cities), (AC) Aboriginal Council, (B) Borough, (C) City, (CGC) Community Government Council, (DC) District Council, (IC) Island Council, (M) Municipality/Municipal Council, (S) Shire, (RC) Rural City, (RegC) Regional Council and (T) Town. The major areas of Australia not administered by incorporated bodies are the northern parts of South Australia, most of the Northern Territory and all of the Australian Capital Territory and the Other Territories. LGAs are made up of one or more Statistical Local Areas (SLAs). Major cities A category of the Remoteness geographic structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification where geographic distances impose minimal restrictions on the accessibility to the widest range of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction. Major urban A category of the Section of State geographic structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification which uses population counts from the latest Census of Population and Housing. Major Urban includes areas with a population of 100,000 or more. Migratory A category of the Section of State geographic structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification which uses population counts from the latest Census of Population and Housing. Migratory is composed of off-shore, shipping and migratory Collection Districts. Motorcycles Two and three wheeled motor vehicles constructed primarily for the carriage of one or two persons. Included are two and three wheeled mopeds, scooters, motor tricycles and motorcycles with sidecars. Net tax Net tax for individuals is calculated from Total income less deductions and losses, applying marginal tax rates, adding complementary tax, less tax offsets and adding the Medicare levy and surcharge. Net worth Net worth represents the value of household assets minus the value of household liabilities. Newstart Allowance Newstart Allowance is a payment for people who are looking for work and allows them to participate in activities designed to increase their chances of finding work. Persons must be aged 21 to 64 to qualify. Non-freight carrying trucks Specialist motor vehicles or motor vehicles fitted with special purpose equipment, and having little or no goods carrying capacity (e.g. ambulances, cherry pickers, fire trucks and tow trucks). Non-residential building A non-residential building is primarily intended for purposes other than long-term residential purposes. Non-taxable individual Personal (or individual) taxpayers with net tax payable equal to $0. Other income Other income (excluding Government pensions and allowances) is made up of selected sources of other income reported on the individual income tax return that were not allocated to Wages and salaries, Own unincorporated business, Investment, Superannuation and annuities. Other urban A category of the Section of State geographic structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification which uses population counts from the latest Census of Population and Housing. Other urban includes areas with a population of 1,000 to 99,999. Outer regional A category of the Remoteness structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification, where geographic distances impose moderate restrictions on the accessibility to the widest range of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction. Own unincorporated business Own unincorporated business income includes the following data items on the individual income tax return:
Parenting Payment Parenting Payment is a payment for persons who are primary carers of children. Passenger vehicles Motor vehicles constructed primarily for the carriage of persons and containing up to nine seats (including the driver's seat). Included are cars, station wagons, four-wheel drive passenger vehicles and forward-control vehicles. Excluded are campervans. Population density The population density for a region is calculated by dividing the Estimated Resident Population (ERP) by the land area. Private sector houses A house is a detached building primarily used for long term residential purposes. It consists of one dwelling unit. Building ownership is classified as either public or private sector and is based on the sector of intended owner of the completed building at the time of approval. Relative standard error The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of sampling variability which is obtained by expressing the standard error as a percentage of the estimate to which it refers. For example, if the estimate is 0.5 and the standard error is 0.05, then the relative standard error will be 10%. The relative standard error is a useful measure in that it provides an immediate indication of the percentage of errors likely to have occurred due to sampling and thus avoids the need to refer also to the size of the estimate. Remote A category of the Remoteness structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification, where geographic distances impose high restrictions on the accessibility to the widest range of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction. Residential building A residential building is a building consisting of one or more dwelling units. Residential buildings can be either houses or other residential buildings. Rural balance A category of the Section of State geographic structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification, which uses population counts from the latest Census of Population and Housing. Rural balance includes areas with less than 200 people. Standardised death rate Standardised death rates enable the comparison of death rates between populations with different age structures by relating them to a standard population. The ABS standard populations relate to the years ending in 1 (e.g. 2001). The current standard population is all persons in the 2001 Australian population. Standardised death rates are expressed per 1,000 standard population. The indirect method of calculating standardised death rates has been used. This method is used when the populations under study are small and the age-specific death rates are unreliable or not known. It is an adjustment to the crude death rate of the standard population (number of deaths registered during the calendar year per 1,000 estimated resident population of the same age at the mid point of the year) to account for the variation between the actual number of deaths which would have occurred if the population under study had experienced the age-specific death rates of the standard population. State/Territory States and Territories are geographic areas and political entities with fixed boundaries. States and Territories consist of one or more Statistical Divisions. In aggregate, they cover Australia without gaps or overlaps. Statistical division Statistical Divisions (SDs) consist of one or more Statistical Subdivisions (SSDs) and form a larger and more stable spatial unit for the presentation of data. SDs are defined as socially and economically homogeneous regions characterised by identifiable links between inhabitants, under the unifying influence of one or more major cities or towns. In aggregate, they cover Australia without gaps or overlaps. These divisions are defined within the ABS Australian Standard Geographical Classification Statistical local area The Statistical Local Area (SLA) is a general purpose spatial unit. It is the base spatial unit used to collect and disseminate statistics other than those collected from the Population Censuses. In non-census years, the SLA is the smallest unit defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. SLAs are based on the boundaries of incorporated bodies of local government (ie Local Government Areas or LGAs) where these exist. Where there is no incorporated body of local government, SLAs are defined to cover the unincorporated areas. One or more SLAs can make up an LGA. In aggregate, SLAs cover Australia without gaps or overlaps. Statistical subdivision Statistical Subdivisions (SSDs) consist of one or more Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) and form an intermediate size spatial unit for the presentation of data. SSDs are defined as socially and economically homogeneous regions characterised by identifiable links between inhabitants. One or more SSDs can make up a Statistical Division (SD). In aggregate, they cover Australia without gaps or overlaps. Superannuation and annuities Superannuation and annuity income includes superannuation and similar pensions and annuities paid by an Australian superannuation fund, a retirement saving account provider, a registered organisation or life assurance company and pensions paid by a fund established for the benefit of Commonwealth, state or territory employees and their dependants. Also included in this category are bonuses from life insurance companies and friendly societies. Taxable individual Personal (or individual) taxpayers with net tax payable greater than $0. Taxable income (or loss) Income as reported on the individual income tax return, less deductions and less prior year losses for primary production and non-primary production. Total fertility rate The sum of age-specific fertility rates (live births at each age of mother per female population of that age). It represents the number of children a female would bear during her lifetime if she experienced current age-specific fertility rates at each age of her reproductive life. Total income of wage and salary earners For wage and salary earners, the sum of income from all sources as reported on the individual income tax return for the financial year. Average total income in an area is calculated by dividing the total income by the total number of wage and salary earners. Unemployment Persons aged 15 and over who were not employed during the reference week and had actively looked for full-time or part-time work at any time in the four weeks up to the end of the reference week and were available for work in the reference week or were waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of the reference week and could have started in the reference week if the job had been available then. Unemployment rate For any group, the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the same group. Value of building Statistics on the value of building work approved are derived by aggregating the estimated 'value of building work when completed' as reported on building approval documents provided to local councils or other building approval authorities. Conceptually these value data should exclude the value of land and landscaping but include site preparation costs. These estimates are usually a reliable indicator of the completed value of 'houses'. However, for 'other residential buildings' and 'non-residential buildings', they can differ significantly from the completed value of the building as final costs and contracts have not been established before council approval is sought and gained. Very remote A category of the Remoteness structure where geographic distances impose the highest restrictions on the accessibility to the widest range of goods, services and opportunities for social interaction. Voluntary work for an organisation or group This includes help willingly given in the form of time, service or skills, to a club, organisation or association. Unpaid voluntary work can include:
Wage and salary earners Persons aged 15 years and over who have submitted an individual income tax return and who earned wage and salary income in the financial year. Wage and salary Wage and salary income, as reported on the income tax return, includes:
Youth Allowance Youth Allowance is a payment for young people who are studying, undertaking training or an Australian Apprenticeship, looking for work, or sick. Persons must be aged 15 to 24 to qualify. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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National Regional Profile: Glossary
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This page last updated 19 November 2010