1387.3 - Queensland in Review, 2003  
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EXPLANATORY NOTES

GLOSSARY



Selected Characteristics of Far North Statistical Division: Atherton (S) to Cook (S), in alphabetical order

Unit
Atherton
(S)
Aurukun
(S)
Badu
(IC)(a)
Bamaga
(IC)(a)
Boigu
(IC)(a)
Carins
(C)
Cardwell
(S)
Cook
(S)(a)

LAND AREA - at 1 July 2003
km2
623
7,383
102
68
72
1,690
3,062
106,121
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2001
Major cities
%
0.0
0.0
na
na
na
0.0
0.0
na
Inner regional
%
0.0
0.0
na
na
na
0.0
0.0
na
Outer regional
%
100.0
0.0
na
na
na
100.0
77.8
na
Remote
%
0.0
0.0
na
na
na
0.0
22.2
na
Very remote
%
0.0
100.0
na
na
na
0.0
0.0
na

POPULATION - at 30 June 2003
Total - all persons
no.
10,900
1,146
785
936
295
122,328
11,079
5,990
Aged 14 years and younger
no.
2,280
305
287
362
130
26,598
2,388
1,428
Aged 15 years to 44 years
no.
3,896
566
357
423
110
57,658
4,511
2,684
Aged 45 years to 64 years
no.
2,836
227
119
120
44
27,828
2,873
1,475
Aged 65 years and over
no.
1,888
48
22
31
11
10,244
1,307
403

Proportion of total population
Aged 14 years and younger
%
20.9
26.6
36.6
38.7
44.1
21.7
21.6
23.8
Aged 15 years to 44 years
%
35.7
49.4
45.5
45.2
37.3
47.1
40.7
44.8
Aged 45 years to 64 years
%
26.0
19.8
15.2
12.8
14.9
22.7
25.9
24.6
Aged 65 years and over
%
17.3
4.2
2.8
3.3
3.7
8.4
11.8
6.7

Population density - 2003
persons/km2
17.5
0.2
7.7
13.8
4.1
72.4
3.6
0.1
Births - year ended 30 June 2003
no.
143
13
na
na
na
1,754
109
na
Crude birth rate - 2003
rate
13.2
11.4
na
na
na
14.5
9.9
na
Deaths - year ended 30 June 2003
no.
87
5
na
na
na
595
63
na
Crude death rate - 2003
rate
8.0
4.4
na
na
na
4.9
5.7
na

INDEX OF RELATIVE SOCIO- ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE/ DISADVANTAGE - Census 2001
decile
6
1
na
na
na
8
3
na

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - September quarter 2003
Unemployment
no.
337
28
na
na
na
4,030
221
na
Unemployment rate
%
6.4
6.0
na
na
na
6.0
3.8
na

SELECTED INCOME SUPPORT CUSTOMERS - at June 2003
Age pension
no.
1,343
53
na
na
na
7,075
854
na
Disability support pension
no.
354
40
na
na
na
3,857
376
na
Newstart allowance
no.
418
80
na
na
na
5,090
370
na
Parenting payment - single
no.
306
38
na
na
na
4,181
278
na
Youth allowance
no.
186
na
na
na
na
2,289
121
na
Other pensions and allowances
no.
421
na
na
na
na
3,283
368
na
Total selected income support customers
no.
3,029
265
na
na
na
25,775
2,367
na
Percentage of long-term Newstart allowance customers
%
61.1
69.2
na
na
na
54.8
58.9
na

AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TAXABLE INCOME - year ended 30 June 2003
$
33,240
32,791
na
na
na
35,800
32,940
na

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS - year ended 30 June 2002
Wage and salary earners
no.
3,373
280
na
na
na
50,723
3,684
na
Wage and salary income
$m
98.9
7.7
na
na
na
1,602.0
102.5
na
Total income
$m
103.3
8.1
na
na
na
1,671.4
107.0
na
Average wage and salary income
$
29,329
27,436
na
na
na
31,583
27,810
na
Average total income
$
30,637
28,947
na
na
na
32,951
29,047
na

SOURCE OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June 2001
Proportion of total personal income
Wage and salary
%
61.0
60.8
na
na
na
74.4
69.2
na
Own unincorporated business
%
11.0
14.2
na
na
na
7.1
6.4
na
Investment
%
6.8
4.6
na
na
na
5.4
6.5
na
Superannuation and annuity
%
2.4
1.0
na
na
na
1.2
1.7
na
Government cash benefit
%
18.0
18.8
na
na
na
11.5
15.7
na
Other income
%
0.9
0.6
na
na
na
0.5
0.5
na
Total personal income from all sources
$m
181.1
10.5
na
na
na
2,178.5
123.6
na

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June 2003
Private sector houses
no.
48
-
na
na
na
670
66
na
Total dwelling units
no.
79
-
na
na
na
1,272
68
na
Value of total residential building
$m
11.3
2.3
na
na
na
201.9
13.0
na
Value of total non-residential building
$m
4.9
-
na
na
na
156.0
4.3
na
Value of total building
$m
16.1
2.3
na
na
na
357.8
17.3
na

NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June 2003
Passenger vehicles
no.
170
7
na
na
na
3,927
184
na
Other vehicles
no.
187
15
na
na
na
2,049
228
na
Total vehicles
no.
357
22
na
na
na
5,976
412
na

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - year ended 30 June 2001
Value of crops
$m
39.8
-
na
na
na
55.3
144.0
na
Value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals
$m
8.6
-
na
na
na
1.2
4.5
na
Value of livestock products
$m
4.6
-
na
na
na
na
0.1
na
Total value of agriculture
$m
53.0
-
na
na
na
59.4
148.7
na

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES - 2003-04
Operating revenues
$'000
12,701
20,193
na
na
na
157,134
21,788
na
Total expenses
$'000
11,231
20,370
na
na
na
137,678
12,957
na
Total assets
$'000
89,714
18,177
na
na
na
1,485,297
117,886
na
Total liabilities
$'000
3,988
1,854
na
na
na
112,215
18,012
na
Net debt
$'000
-541
-6,940
na
na
na
43,082
3
na
Net financial worth
$'000
-703
6,738
na
na
na
-58,676
-604
na

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION - 30 June 2004
Establishments
no.
np
-
na
na
na
98
9
na
Rooms/units at 30 June 2004
no.
np
-
na
na
na
7,443
420
na
Room occupancy rate
%
np
-
na
na
na
69.0
56.2
na
Takings from accommodation
$'000
np
-
na
na
na
211,179
16,107
na

NUMBER OF SINGLE LOCATION BUSINESSES - 30 June 2001
no.
1,305
116
na
na
na
14,779
1,463
na

HOUSING SALES AND VALUES - 31 December 2004
Number of sales
no.
247
-
na
na
na
3,322
176
na
House prices - median value
$
167,000
-
na
na
na
249,000
184,000
na
House prices - average value
$
173,685
-
na
na
na
268,209
251,454
na

SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS - August 2004
Government schools
no.
6
-
na
na
na
31
8
na
Government school students
no.
1,851
288
na
na
na
15,169
1,669
na
Non-government schools
no.
2
-
na
na
na
19
1
na
Non-government school students
no.
347
-
na
na
na
7,378
163
na

MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER - 31 March 2004(b)
Passenger cars and motor cycles
no.
5,251
330
na
na
na
61,986
4,494
na
Light commercial vehicles
no.
1,941
166
na
na
na
15,939
2,138
na
Trucks, prime movers, and buses
no.
474
46
na
na
na
3,189
552
na

na not available
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable
- 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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