National Regional Profile: Charters Towers (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32310   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
23
27
26
42
46
Total dwelling units no.
31
33
36
42
46

Value of private sector houses $m
3.2
3.7
4.1
9.0
10.9
Value of new residential building $m
4.0
4.8
5.2
9.0
10.9
Value of total residential building $m
4.8
5.8
6.8
11.0
12.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.1
3.9
0.5
1.9
13.7
Value of total building $m
6.9
9.7
7.3
12.9
26.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
140.4
137.2
158.2
214.2
236.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
360
371
382
382
391
Campervans no.
1
1
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
200
205
208
217
229
Light rigid trucks no.
7
7
8
8
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
31
31
31
32
Articulated trucks no.
6
7
7
7
9
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
0
0
0
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
28
27
29
33
36
Total registered motor vehicles no.
637
653
672
685
713

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 784
1 816
1 932
2 097
2 263
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 026
2 046
2 103
2 157
2 190
10 years or older no.
3 945
4 058
4 114
4 131
4 440

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
4.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
122.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
127.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
6 105 807.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
724.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
215.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
20.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
20.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
36.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 455
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
33
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
597 494
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 025
-
-

* Agricultural commodities and value of production data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0