National Regional Profile: Whitsunday (R) - Bowen (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 340107342   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
37
31
73
92
87
Total dwelling units no.
47
42
129
102
115

Value of private sector houses $m
5.9
5.8
14.5
20.7
19.4
Value of new residential building $m
6.3
8.0
33.6
22.4
25.5
Value of total residential building $m
8.0
10.0
36.9
24.8
27.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
4.8
6.9
6.7
6.3
21.9
Value of total building $m
12.9
16.9
43.7
31.2
49.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
158.6
187.1
198.0
225.2
223.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
396
405
408
419
417
Campervans no.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
195
200
202
209
210
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
30
29
30
30
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcycles no.
29
29
31
32
33
Total registered motor vehicles no.
665
680
687
709
711

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 838
1 889
2 047
2 238
2 401
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 161
2 250
2 274
2 410
2 362
10 years or older no.
4 545
4 662
4 691
4 844
4 951

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
220.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
48.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
270.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 156 852.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
6 309.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
632.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
634.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
738.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
221 248
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
16 406
-
-

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