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Population

(ABS 2006 Population Census)

 

8107

 

 

 

 

 

 2007/2008   

 

 2006/2007

 

2005/2006

 

Area (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 4,917

 

 4,917

 

4,917

 

 

 

Smithton

 

 11.18

 

 11.18

 

11.18

 

 

 

Stanley

 

 1.87

 

 1.87

 

1.87

 

Road length (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 773

 

 767

 

767

 

 

 

Sealed

 

 281.00

 

 293.00

 

292.80

 

 

 

Unsealed

 

 492.00

 

 473.48

 

474.20

 

Bridges maintained

 

Municipal area

 

 101

 

 101

 

101

 

 

 

Timber

 

 36

 

 36

 

39

 

 

 

Other

 

 65

 

 65

 

62

 

Footpath length (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 30.77

 

 30.77

 

30.40

 

Sewer (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 48.40

 

 48.40

 

48.40

 

Stormwater maintained (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 27.06

 

 27.06

 

27.06

 

Kerb & channeling (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 44.00

 

 44.00

 

42.80

 

Water reticulation (km)

 

Municipal area

 

 53.80

 

 53.80

 

53.80

 

Sewerage Treatment
throughput (ML/day)

 

Municipal area

 

 3.50

 

 3.50

 

3.24

 

Total properties

 

Municipal area

 

 4907

 

 4,915

 

4,885

 

Rateable properties

 

Municipal area

 

 4690

 

 4,704

 

4,674

 

Valuation

 

Assessed annual value

 

 67,588,782

 

 67,628,674

 

39,304,263

 

 

 

Capital value

 

 1,551,942,500

 

 1,552,964,500

 

749,868,750

 

 

2007/2008

 

2006/2007

 

2005/2006

 

2004/2005

 

2003/2004

 

2002/2003

 

Rate revenue

 

7,312,983

 

 6,990,907

 

6,681,747

 

6,630,235

 

6,024,610

 

5,828,357

 

Total revenue

 

14,230,045

 

 14,360,691

 

13,818,810

 

12,841,345

 

13,656,127

 

13,788,054

 

Total operating expenditure

 

12,606,468

 

 12,000,333

 

10,963,570

 

11,268,177

 

10,932,925

 

11,238,170

 

Total capital

 

 5,221,269

 

 4,214,489

 

3,142,679

 

2,548,741

 

5,078,317

 

3,873,529

 

Proceeds on sale of assets

 

 (73,099)

 

 (190,802)

 

(48,899)

 

(470,897)

 

299,168

 

227,652

 

Depreciation and amortisation

 

2,711,318

 

2,505,989

 

2,403,276

 

2,296,581

 

2,218,591

 

2,176,011

 

Borrowings

 

 712,929

 

 830,633

 

1,010,495

 

1,230,182

 

1,170,290

 

1,153,874

 

Debt reduction

 

 117,704

 

 179,862

 

219,687

 

(59,982)

 

(16,416)

 

462,497

 

Debt reduction as a proportion of total operating expenditure

 

 0.93%

 

 1.50%

 

2%

 

(0.53%)

 

0.15%

 

4.12%

 

Indicator

 

 

 

2008/2007

 

2006/2007

 

2005/2006

 

2004/2005

 

2003/2004

 

2002/2003

 

Current ratio

 

Current Assets
Current Liabilities

 

3.591:1

 

 5.015:1

 

5.396:1

 

5.190:1

 

3.875:1

 

2.305:1

 

Rate coverage ratio

 

Rates Total Revenue

 

51.39%

 

 48.68%

 

48.54%

 

52.41%

 

46.56%

 

42.98%

 

Outstanding rate debtors

 

Outstanding Rates Total Rates

 

 1.19%

 

 0.76%

 

1.00%

 

1.40%

 

2.20%

 

3.67%

 

Expenditure per capital

 

Total Expenditure
Population

 

$1,555

 

 $1,481

 

$1,353

 

$1,390

 

$1,352

 

$1,442

 

Grant coverage ratio

 

Grants Total Revenue

 

18.63%

 

 20.00%

 

23.20%

 

18.53%

 

23.78%

 

24.95%

 

User charges coverage

 

User Charges
Total Revenue

 

21.39%

 

 23.92%

 

23.01%

 

21.65%

 

21.70%

 

19.28%

 
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