National Regional Profile: Southern Downs (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36660   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
162
221
278
213
202
Total dwelling units no.
171
254
316
260
240

Value of private sector houses $m
21.7
33.3
46.5
37.6
41.8
Value of new residential building $m
22.5
36.8
51.1
43.6
47.7
Value of total residential building $m
25.5
41.0
56.1
51.4
55.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
10.4
10.8
37.8
18.7
10.9
Value of total building $m
35.9
51.8
94.0
70.1
66.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
133.7
150.9
167.2
176.5
206.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
463
476
483
488
496
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
186
192
197
199
206
Light rigid trucks no.
7
8
8
8
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
33
33
33
33
33
Articulated trucks no.
11
11
11
11
12
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
21
23
28
32
35
Total registered motor vehicles no.
728
751
768
781
800

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 327
4 774
5 364
5 753
5 946
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 416
5 684
5 865
6 094
6 346
10 years or older no.
13 941
14 295
14 483
14 624
15 199

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
137.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
62.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
20.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
220.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
511 941.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
18 622.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 414.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3 138.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
3 165.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
2 094.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
195 240
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
12 655
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
95 075
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
38 975
-
-

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