National Regional Profile: Far North SD Bal (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 35010   
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Industry INDUSTRY


2004
2005
2006
2007
2008


BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
451
543
653
749
755
Total dwelling units no.
560
757
733
854
898

Value of private sector houses $m
81.9
112.2
141.3
178.0
191.1
Value of new residential building $m
99.1
148.2
160.1
193.6
216.9
Value of total residential building $m
112.8
170.1
185.1
278.0
255.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
31.3
129.3
128.0
123.6
144.7
Value of total building $m
144.1
299.3
313.1
401.6
400.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
181.6
206.7
216.4
237.6
253.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
336
353
367
372
379
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
162
169
176
181
189
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
19
20
21
22
Articulated trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
8
9
9
9
9
Motorcycles no.
25
26
28
30
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
561
587
612
627
648

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
12 894
13 822
15 464
17 077
18 516
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
16 555
17 372
18 050
18 537
19 032
10 years or older no.
34 429
36 058
37 136
38 008
39 886

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
709.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
186.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
35.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
932.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
16 040 843.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
7 793.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 580.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
7 296.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
19 016.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
89 279.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
240
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
29 559
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
884 158
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 832
-
-

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