National Regional Profile: Sunshine Coast (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36710   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3 074
2 232
2 052
2 368
2 787
Total dwelling units no.
5 152
3 304
2 935
3 396
3 790

Value of private sector houses $m
626.1
571.3
525.4
629.5
775.0
Value of new residential building $m
1 106.6
788.5
749.9
899.4
1 092.5
Value of total residential building $m
1 188.7
880.3
853.4
1 017.5
1 211.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
237.4
286.4
406.7
380.9
309.9
Value of total building $m
1 426.1
1 166.6
1 260.1
1 398.3
1 521.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
203.7
255.9
256.0
265.8
278.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
528
533
540
547
557
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
107
110
113
115
120
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
10
10
11
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
24
26
28
31
35
Total registered motor vehicles no.
681
693
705
719
737

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
45 236
50 321
56 268
60 564
64 235
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
48 986
52 028
55 111
58 765
62 967
10 years or older no.
94 811
95 916
96 163
98 234
102 234

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
131.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
49.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
17.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
198.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
94 253.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
494.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
576.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2 799.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
4 162.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 998.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
188
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
15 219
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
36 145
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 202
-
-

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