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Table 1 Summary characteristics of each Local Government Area (LGA) of south east Queensland during the study period, 2001–2016

From: Spatial and temporal patterns of Ross River virus in south east Queensland, Australia: identification of hot spots at the rural-urban interface

LGA namea

Average population (2001–2016)

Population density (per km2)

Total cases (2001–2016)

Proportion of urban SSCs

Mean annual incidence rate (per 100,000)

Brisbane City

1,023,663

762

5352

94.2%

33

Gold Coast City

475,169

356

2252

74.1%

30

Ipswich City

157,963

146

1044

58.0%

41

Logan City

271,082

283

1456

81.7%

34

Moreton Bay Region

357,532

175

3097

58.5%

54

Noosa Shire

41,008

47

850

29.2%

130

Redland City

134,328

250

991

63.6%

46

Scenic Rim Region

35,443

8

393

2.8%

69

Sunshine Coast Region

256,982

114

2680

50.4%

65

Total

2,753,170

188

18,115

61.0%

41

  1. a See Fig. 1 for location of each LGA within the study area