National Regional Profile: Rockhampton (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36360   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
541
577
631
783
721
Total dwelling units no.
681
620
735
945
962

Value of private sector houses $m
92.4
105.4
129.9
176.4
176.8
Value of new residential building $m
106.8
112.9
150.2
203.0
246.6
Value of total residential building $m
117.4
131.5
169.4
227.9
275.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
40.0
44.7
72.1
99.0
206.0
Value of total building $m
157.5
176.2
241.5
326.9
481.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
170.8
182.6
205.8
225.2
245.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
436
448
458
465
472
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
137
140
146
150
159
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
17
18
18
19
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
22
23
26
30
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
626
644
664
681
699

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
15 019
16 242
18 520
20 621
22 218
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
16 370
17 248
18 057
18 859
19 509
10 years or older no.
33 245
34 081
34 619
35 213
35 936

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
43.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
82.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
129.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 627 384.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
4 309.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
306.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
910.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 698.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
723.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
78
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 232
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
248 633
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
3 171
-
-

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