National Regional Profile: Cairns (R) - Northern Suburbs (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350052072   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
173
207
193
252
380
Total dwelling units no.
250
429
259
689
527

Value of private sector houses $m
29.7
40.1
38.7
65.6
96.3
Value of new residential building $m
45.5
74.7
47.2
147.4
122.6
Value of total residential building $m
49.2
79.1
51.3
151.5
126.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
6.6
4.4
32.8
16.2
7.3
Value of total building $m
55.9
83.5
84.1
167.7
133.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
171.9
193.6
200.6
260.3
253.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
483
501
491
494
500
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
99
108
105
108
114
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Articulated trucks no.
0
0
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
5
Motorcycles no.
34
36
37
40
39
Total registered motor vehicles no.
631
660
649
658
669

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 458
2 611
2 926
3 237
3 474
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 810
3 045
3 203
3 435
3 629
10 years or older no.
4 105
4 346
4 468
4 676
4 978

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
8.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
0
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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