National Regional Profile: Gold Coast East (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 30710   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
275
221
224
192
292
Total dwelling units no.
2 852
2 236
2 187
1 850
2 998

Value of private sector houses $m
122.7
106.5
123.8
128.2
188.2
Value of new residential building $m
845.3
757.6
690.8
590.9
1 052.3
Value of total residential building $m
890.8
794.7
738.3
650.9
1 112.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
230.9
202.7
427.3
241.9
341.0
Value of total building $m
1 121.8
997.3
1 165.6
892.8
1 453.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
445.4
481.5
553.7
667.5
644.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
604
603
604
607
621
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
88
91
94
95
100
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
7
8
8
8
8
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
19
21
23
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
731
734
741
749
771

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
33 915
35 888
39 799
42 158
44 006
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
34 482
36 090
37 391
38 759
40 431
10 years or older no.
63 350
62 263
61 552
61 576
63 531

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
8.6
-
-
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.
-
-
13
-
-
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