National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) - Pt C (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104013   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
20
5
9
9
14
Total dwelling units no.
20
5
9
11
16

Value of private sector houses $m
2.6
0.6
1.4
2.0
2.5
Value of new residential building $m
2.5
0.6
1.4
2.1
2.8
Value of total residential building $m
3.2
1.4
2.3
3.0
3.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
Value of total building $m
3.5
1.8
2.4
3.0
3.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
128.8
122.2
156.1
225.5
180.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
521
531
547
549
563
Campervans no.
9
6
7
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
254
258
275
276
276
Light rigid trucks no.
5
8
8
7
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
23
20
23
25
27
Articulated trucks no.
14
14
13
12
15
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
0
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
6
Motorcycles no.
31
31
38
42
48
Total registered motor vehicles no.
862
873
915
923
952

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
440
454
523
483
520
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
515
501
514
537
557
10 years or older no.
1 556
1 555
1 579
1 609
1 601

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
2.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
2.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
7.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
23 646.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
183.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
71.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
10.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
20.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
22.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
23 229
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 226
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
10 035
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
318
-
-

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