National Regional Profile: Tablelands (R) - Atherton (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350106812   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
73
105
104
150
131
Total dwelling units no.
73
122
108
173
159

Value of private sector houses $m
10.8
17.3
20.2
33.0
30.8
Value of new residential building $m
10.8
19.1
20.8
35.4
33.9
Value of total residential building $m
12.8
21.4
24.3
40.5
39.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
4.2
9.8
12.6
9.6
13.8
Value of total building $m
17.0
31.2
36.8
50.1
52.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
147.3
164.9
194.4
220.0
234.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
600
549
535
528
497
Campervans no.
4
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
247
225
213
218
215
Light rigid trucks no.
9
9
9
10
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
33
30
30
31
29
Articulated trucks no.
4
5
5
6
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
0
1
0
Buses no.
8
6
6
7
6
Motorcycles no.
42
38
38
43
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
947
865
840
846
808

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 988
1 985
2 199
2 524
2 397
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 588
2 439
2 357
2 375
2 424
10 years or older no.
5 797
5 249
5 135
5 145
5 023

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
43.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
12.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
62.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
51 069.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
3 012.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
931.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 164.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 634.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 236.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
63
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
3 944
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
17 693
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 730
-
-

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