National Regional Profile: Darwin (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA71000   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
79
60
47
47
82
Total dwelling units no.
646
619
470
580
598

Value of private sector houses $m
21.7
21.7
14.1
16.3
32.6
Value of new residential building $m
124.9
149.7
148.9
197.9
200.8
Value of total residential building $m
145.7
166.7
173.8
215.4
221.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
85.6
169.6
303.6
122.5
337.5
Value of total building $m
231.2
336.3
477.4
337.9
559.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
274.7
361.5
300.3
347.8
398.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
482
490
491
499
501
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
154
155
160
163
168
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
15
14
15
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
15
14
13
15
15
Motorcycles no.
19
20
23
24
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
694
703
710
724
737

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
15 962
17 000
18 079
19 441
20 836
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
14 077
13 993
14 252
14 302
14 044
10 years or older no.
17 845
18 634
18 757
18 985
19 452

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
313.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
10.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
39.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
39.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
15
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
208
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
15
-
-

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