National Regional Profile: Cassowary Coast (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32260   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
119
127
160
180
183
Total dwelling units no.
175
183
196
198
203

Value of private sector houses $m
23.4
28.6
30.7
42.6
47.2
Value of new residential building $m
31.8
43.6
37.0
44.6
53.1
Value of total residential building $m
35.9
49.0
46.4
102.5
68.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
13.5
13.8
45.8
20.7
26.8
Value of total building $m
49.4
62.8
92.2
123.1
95.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
196.7
225.5
191.8
236.4
258.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
379
384
401
411
409
Campervans no.
2
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
179
180
189
201
208
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
18
20
23
23
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
5
6
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
0
1
1
Buses no.
9
9
9
10
10
Motorcycles no.
27
27
29
33
36
Total registered motor vehicles no.
624
631
661
691
701

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 179
4 209
4 586
5 398
5 778
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 312
5 341
5 425
5 434
5 460
10 years or older no.
9 326
9 441
9 530
9 827
9 955

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
454.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
8.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
463.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
203 001.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
223.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
470.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
10 038.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
52 800.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
32 683
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
19
-
-

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