National Regional Profile: Darling Downs SD Bal (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 32005   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
408
579
683
598
494
Total dwelling units no.
435
636
801
671
572

Value of private sector houses $m
57.2
94.1
119.3
110.5
105.8
Value of new residential building $m
61.0
100.3
133.2
119.4
119.1
Value of total residential building $m
70.8
115.3
148.9
139.3
138.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
36.7
50.3
93.2
81.7
31.2
Value of total building $m
107.5
165.6
242.1
221.0
169.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
140.3
162.5
174.6
184.7
214.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
450
462
471
473
478
Campervans no.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
227
235
242
243
248
Light rigid trucks no.
8
8
9
9
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
49
50
50
49
48
Articulated trucks no.
17
17
17
17
18
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
2
2
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
21
23
26
31
33
Total registered motor vehicles no.
779
804
824
831
843

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
16 162
17 731
19 811
20 425
20 781
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
18 585
19 634
20 082
20 541
21 075
10 years or older no.
43 871
44 709
45 375
45 746
47 158

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
-
-
na
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
na
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
na
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
na
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
na
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
na
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
na
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
na
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
na
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
na
-
-

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