1312.3 - Queensland at a Glance, 2008

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/01/2008

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INDUSTRY

AGRICULTURE(a)


			2003-04	2004-05

Agricultural establishments(b)		no.	26,627	26,955
Area of farms		'000 ha	144,288	143,797
Total area of crops(c)		'000 ha	2,745	2,694


Agricultural Production			'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes

	Sugar cane cut for crushing		33,553	35,290
	Wheat		1,110	1,170
	Barley		263	178
	Grain sorghum		1,296	1,164
	Cotton lint		145	^249
	Peanuts (in shell)		^42	^31
	Pineapples		110	104
	Bananas		226	238
	Citrus fruit		102	85
	Avocados		^20	20
	Mangoes		29	34
	Lettuce		50	57
	Potatoes		^119	^120
	Tomatoes		^125	^86


Livestock			'000	'000

	Meat cattle		11,245	11,380
	Milk cattle		255	221
	Sheep and lambs		4,824	4,949
	Pigs		691	666


Brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool		tonnes	17,128	20,217


Value of agricultural production(c)			$m	$m

	Crops(c)		3,582	3,608
	Livestock disposals		3,553	4,152
	Livestock products		399	411
	Total		7,534	8,171

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to 25% and should be used with caution.
(a) Establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more.
(b) At 30 June.
(c) Excluding hay and seed, pastures and grasses.

BUILDING


		2005-06	2006-07

Number of dwelling unit completions		no.	no.

	New houses	24,119	25,445
	New other residential building	14,489	12,919
	Conversions	103	93
	Total	38,710	38,458


Value of building work completed		$m	$m

	New houses	5,270	5,738
	New other residential building	3,498	3,435
	Alterations and additions	1,100	1,205
	Non-residential building	4,326	6,091
	Total	14,194	16,469

MANUFACTURING


		2003-04	2004-05

Sales and service income		$m	$m

	Food, beverage and tobacco mfg	13,421	14,995
	Textile, clothing, footwear and leather mfg	1,069	1,020
	Wood and paper product mfg	2,860	2,990
	Printing, publishing and recorded media	2,284	2,728
	Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product mfg	8,040	9,903
	Non-metalic mineral product mfg	2,517	2,838
	Metal product mfg	11,755	13,050
	Machinery and equipment mfg	7,454	9,037
	Other manufacturing	2,515	2,678
	Total manufacturing	51,914	59,239

MINING


		2004-05	2005-06

Mineral commodities produced		'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes

	Black coal (saleable)	172,666	174,766
	Bauxite	13,798	16,013
	Copper (metal content)	401	403
	Lead (metal content)	505	507
	Zinc	839	837


		$m	$m

Value of mineral commodities produced		16,962	26,678

RETAIL TURNOVER


	2005-06	2006-07
	$m	$m

Food retailing	16,359	18,029
Department stores	3,073	3,277
Clothing and soft goods retailing	3,056	2,953
Household goods retailing	6,385	7,297
Recreational goods retailing	1,504	1,619
Other retailing	4,119	4,159
Hospitality and service industries	8,384	8,459
Total	42,880	45,793

REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES


	2005	2006
	'000	'000

Passenger vehicles	2,058.1	2,138.4
Light commercial vehicles	490.0	520.1
Trucks (including non-freight carrying trucks)	98.2	104.0
Motor cycles	97.4	110.5
Total(a)	2,767.3	2,897.9

(a) Including campervans and buses.

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION(a)


		2005-06	2006-07

Number of establishments(b)	no.	1,070	1,093
Number of rooms(b)	no.	56,682	58,666
Room occupancy rate	%	66.8	67.7
Guest nights occupied	'000	27,281.6	27,726.9
Guest arrivals	'000	10,061.6	10,477.3
Takings from accommodation	$m	1,766	1,925

(a) Hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms.
(b) At 30 June.