National Regional Profile: Cairns (R) - Barron (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350052062   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
274
270
123
263
258
Total dwelling units no.
325
334
229
266
346

Value of private sector houses $m
46.6
57.9
27.0
59.9
66.6
Value of new residential building $m
53.9
63.9
44.3
60.7
81.5
Value of total residential building $m
57.8
68.6
47.9
65.4
86.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
5.1
12.4
18.9
15.1
47.6
Value of total building $m
62.8
81.0
66.7
80.5
134.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
169.9
214.6
219.5
227.7
258.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
508
494
494
504
503
Campervans no.
3
3
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
136
134
135
144
146
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
10
10
11
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
0
0
Buses no.
10
10
10
10
9
Motorcycles no.
37
36
37
43
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
710
693
695
721
722

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 412
3 583
3 934
4 443
4 755
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 876
4 044
4 209
4 435
4 580
10 years or older no.
6 756
6 778
6 786
7 205
7 448

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
4.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
4.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 929.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 221.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
203
-
-
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