National Regional Profile: George Town (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615102212   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
7
11
8
17
7
Total dwelling units no.
7
11
8
17
7

Value of private sector houses $m
0.5
1.7
1.3
2.3
1.2
Value of new residential building $m
0.5
1.7
1.3
2.3
1.2
Value of total residential building $m
1.0
2.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
10.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
Value of total building $m
11.0
2.1
1.9
2.6
1.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
77.0
151.1
163.8
135.8
173.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
541
532
562
564
588
Campervans no.
8
7
6
7
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
210
215
227
237
254
Light rigid trucks no.
8
6
7
8
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
22
19
23
22
23
Articulated trucks no.
4
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
4
4
Motorcycles no.
28
26
33
31
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
822
811
864
876
930

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
130
140
170
172
177
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
208
202
204
209
217
10 years or older no.
525
519
535
538
573

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
4.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
1.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
9.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
20 049.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
7.0
-
-
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
-
-
10.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
32 501
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
8 029
-
-
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