National Regional Profile: Cairns (R) - City (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350052066   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
5
3
2
2
1
Total dwelling units no.
234
288
53
241
173

Value of private sector houses $m
1.0
0.5
1.4
0.4
0.1
Value of new residential building $m
32.1
69.0
8.1
51.1
35.6
Value of total residential building $m
36.2
72.2
10.4
52.1
36.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
14.2
73.7
9.3
27.1
178.9
Value of total building $m
50.5
145.8
19.7
79.2
215.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
201.0
176.0
678.4
185.0
78.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
495
481
486
494
525
Campervans no.
3
3
2
2
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
137
134
134
141
154
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
12
12
12
13
14
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
11
10
10
10
10
Motorcycles no.
34
34
36
38
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
701
682
688
709
758

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 516
1 593
1 781
1 961
2 288
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 571
1 665
1 719
1 825
1 987
10 years or older no.
2 435
2 485
2 557
2 661
2 927

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

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

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
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