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EXPLANATORY NOTES
GLOSSARY
Selected Characteristics of Local Government Areas in Brisbane and Moreton Statistical Divisions: Gatton (S) to Logan (C), in alphabetical order
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| | Unit | Gatton
(S) | Gold Coast
(C) | Ipswich
(C) | Kilcoy
(S) | Laidley
(S) | Logan
(C) |
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LAND AREA - at 1 July 2003 | km2 | 1,572 | 1,407 | 1,203 | 1,445 | 701 | 251 |
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2001 | | | | | | | |
| Major cities | % | 0.0 | 95.8 | 91.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Inner regional | % | 100.0 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 96.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Outer regional | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Very remote | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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POPULATION - at 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Total - all persons | no. | 16,166 | 455,986 | 131,896 | 3,423 | 13,200 | 171,482 |
| Aged 14 years and younger | no. | 3,518 | 86,146 | 31,565 | 749 | 3,099 | 42,037 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | no. | 6,944 | 194,682 | 58,719 | 1,234 | 5,165 | 78,227 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | no. | 3,953 | 112,815 | 29,061 | 921 | 3,472 | 40,205 |
| Aged 65 years and over | no. | 1,751 | 62,343 | 12,551 | 519 | 1,464 | 11,013 |
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Proportion of total population | | | | | | | |
| Aged 14 years and younger | % | 21.8 | 18.9 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 23.5 | 24.5 |
| Aged 15 years to 44 years | % | 43.0 | 42.7 | 44.5 | 36.1 | 39.1 | 45.6 |
| Aged 45 years to 64 years | % | 24.5 | 24.7 | 22.0 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Aged 65 years and over | % | 10.8 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 15.2 | 11.1 | 6.4 |
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Population density - 2003 | persons/km2 | 10.3 | 324.2 | 109.6 | 2.4 | 18.8 | 682.2 |
Births - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 191 | 4,950 | 1,842 | 34 | 150 | 2,559 |
Crude birth rate - 2003 | rate | 11.9 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 15.0 |
Deaths - year ended 30 June 2003 | no. | 87 | 2,951 | 792 | 31 | 81 | 661 |
Crude death rate - 2003 | rate | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
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INDEX OF RELATIVE SOCIO- ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE/ DISADVANTAGE - Census 2001 | decile | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Unemployment | no. | 371 | 16,283 | 5,003 | 94 | 488 | 8,616 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 9.9 |
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SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Age pension | no. | 1,288 | 42,284 | 10,696 | 369 | 1,302 | 9,088 |
| Disability support pension | no. | 580 | 14,523 | 6,935 | 150 | 899 | 6,518 |
| Newstart allowance | no. | 352 | 15,596 | 3,811 | 87 | 403 | 5,957 |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | 293 | 12,655 | 4,752 | 75 | 448 | 6,786 |
| Youth allowance | no. | 308 | 9,258 | 3,111 | 61 | 310 | 4,536 |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | 609 | 16,013 | 4,524 | 187 | 709 | 6,590 |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | 3,430 | 110,329 | 33,828 | 928 | 4,071 | 39,475 |
| Percentage of long-term Newstart allowance customers | % | 59.6 | 54.1 | 56.7 | 46.0 | 57.3 | 59.4 |
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AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME - year ended 30 June 2003 | $ | 32,808 | 36,306 | 34,759 | 32,246 | 31,922 | 33,925 |
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WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June 2002 | | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,357 | 157,220 | 49,812 | 1,005 | 4,234 | 67,735 |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 153.3 | 4,799.1 | 1,581.4 | 29.1 | 123.0 | 2,081.4 |
| Total income | $m | 159.5 | 5,070.1 | 1,642.8 | 29.8 | 128.2 | 2,166.7 |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,623 | 30,525 | 31,748 | 28,925 | 29,043 | 30,729 |
| Average total income | $ | 29,774 | 32,249 | 32,980 | 29,675 | 30,277 | 31,987 |
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SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | | |
| Proportion of total personal income | | | | | | | |
| Wage and salary | % | 67.6 | 64.8 | 75.2 | 66.6 | 67.1 | 74.9 |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.7 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 14.4 |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 165.8 | 7,349.7 | 2,070.1 | 41.0 | 191.3 | 2,752.2 |
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BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Private sector houses | no. | 63 | 3,767 | 1,037 | 12 | 54 | 997 |
| Total dwelling units | no. | 63 | 8,010 | 1,114 | 12 | 54 | 1,001 |
| Value of total residential building | $m | 10.0 | 1,682.9 | 162.0 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 145.1 |
| Value of total non-residential building | $m | 2.1 | 500.9 | 37.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 98.6 |
| Value of total building | $m | 12.1 | 2,183.9 | 199.7 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 243.7 |
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NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June 2003 | | | | | | | |
| Passenger vehicles | no. | 229 | 10,823 | 2,299 | 33 | 167 | 4,119 |
| Other vehicles | no. | 241 | 6,552 | 1,364 | 55 | 180 | 2,439 |
| Total vehicles | no. | 470 | 17,376 | 3,662 | 87 | 347 | 6,558 |
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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - year ended 30 June 2001 | | | | | | | |
| Value of crops | $m | 85.6 | 29.5 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 48.7 | 7.5 |
| Value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals | $m | 11.3 | 8.0 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 13.5 |
| Value of livestock products | $m | 1.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | * |
| Total value of agriculture | $m | 98.0 | 43.4 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 56.0 | 21.2 |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES - 2003-04 | | | | | | | |
| Total revenues | $'000 | 16,866 | 625,135 | 183,961 | 5,960 | 12,712 | 169,978 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 14,757 | 476,856 | 137,515 | 4,342 | 12,289 | 162,230 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 109,678 | 4,204,842 | 1,153,056 | 39,431 | 60,118 | 1,471,284 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 8,483 | 429,424 | 115,196 | 1,684 | 7,664 | 128,878 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -2,895 | 34,112 | -38,543 | 102 | 5,580 | 11,003 |
| Net financial worth | $'000 | 4,795 | -64,532 | 39,320 | 508 | -5,193 | -10,717 |
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TOURIST ACCOMMODATION - 30 June 2004 | | | | | | | |
| Establishments | no. | np | 147 | 5 | - | - | np |
| Rooms/units at 30 June 2004 | no. | np | 12,822 | 137 | - | - | np |
| Room occupancy rate | % | np | 68.9 | 64.2 | - | - | np |
| Takings from accommodation | $'000 | np | 378,981 | 3,128 | - | - | np |
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NUMBER OF SINGLE LOCATION BUSINESSES - 30 June 2001 | no. | 1,849 | 55,694 | 8,322 | 440 | 1,265 | 16,343 |
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HOUSING SALES AND VALUES - 31 December 2004 | | | | | | | |
| Number of sales | no. | 200 | 8,240 | 3,280 | 57 | 93 | 3,857 |
| House prices - median value | $ | 185,000 | 375,318 | 210,000 | 182,000 | 145,000 | 232,500 |
| House prices - average value | $ | 197,747 | 463,950 | 227,372 | 183,737 | 143,580 | 248,740 |
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SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS - August 2004 | | | | | | | |
| Government schools | no. | 13 | 69 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 35 |
| Government school students | no. | 1,993 | 47,682 | 17,474 | 601 | 1,784 | 23,347 |
| Non-government schools | no. | 2 | 33 | 17 | - | 2 | 14 |
| Non-government school students | no. | 342 | 23,224 | 8,677 | - | 312 | 7,889 |
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MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER - 31 March 2004(a) | | | | | | | |
| Passenger cars and motor cycles | no. | 7,680 | 273,095 | 68,567 | 1,736 | 6,848 | 96,788 |
| Light commercial vehicles | no. | 2,776 | 43,537 | 13,370 | 659 | 2,233 | 18,001 |
| Trucks, prime movers, and buses | no. | 877 | 10,137 | 3,134 | 243 | 595 | 4,427 |
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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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