National Regional Profile: Fraser Coast (R) - Hervey Bay Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 315103223   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
50
60
105
49
56
Total dwelling units no.
50
60
116
49
56

Value of private sector houses $m
5.6
7.7
18.0
7.9
8.6
Value of new residential building $m
5.6
7.7
19.5
7.9
8.6
Value of total residential building $m
6.1
8.2
20.3
8.9
9.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.2
0.6
1.5
1.1
0.3
Value of total building $m
7.3
8.9
21.8
10.0
9.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
111.6
128.3
171.2
161.1
154.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
489
507
515
511
534
Campervans no.
7
7
7
7
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
146
152
150
157
167
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
14
15
14
13
15
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
2
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcycles no.
27
31
31
37
40
Total registered motor vehicles no.
696
724
731
740
779

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
437
502
592
668
675
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
543
615
668
739
830
10 years or older no.
1 757
1 856
1 870
1 956
2 042

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
2.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
4.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
40 339.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
36.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
10.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
24.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
339.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
29
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
4 702
-
-
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