National Regional Profile: Tablelands (R) - Mareeba (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350106818   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
71
105
133
160
167
Total dwelling units no.
73
123
133
171
191

Value of private sector houses $m
11.5
17.3
23.9
32.1
37.7
Value of new residential building $m
11.8
19.3
23.8
33.3
41.3
Value of total residential building $m
13.5
23.3
28.3
37.5
46.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.3
8.0
11.0
17.7
23.3
Value of total building $m
15.9
31.3
39.3
55.3
69.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
161.8
165.2
179.6
200.6
225.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
355
372
392
399
412
Campervans no.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
174
177
185
190
203
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
21
21
21
23
25
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
7
7
7
7
Motorcycles no.
26
28
32
34
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
595
618
651
668
701

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 256
2 444
2 687
2 941
3 332
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 732
2 905
3 111
3 214
3 370
10 years or older no.
6 220
6 467
6 818
7 050
7 477

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
95.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
46.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
141.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 098 169.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 375.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
605.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
4 958.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
5 653.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6 744.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
381
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
151 654
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
3 041
-
-

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