National Regional Profile: George Town (M) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615052211   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
32
30
11
17
23
Total dwelling units no.
32
43
11
38
32

Value of private sector houses $m
5.4
4.9
2.4
3.3
4.2
Value of new residential building $m
5.4
6.3
2.4
5.8
7.7
Value of total residential building $m
6.8
7.6
3.1
7.0
8.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
8.9
1.3
8.2
6.1
6.4
Value of total building $m
15.7
8.9
11.2
13.1
14.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.5
161.7
217.6
195.5
183.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
488
516
519
525
527
Campervans no.
5
7
6
8
9
Light commercial vehicles no.
146
147
148
150
154
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
16
14
13
14
14
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
3
2
2
3
4
Motorcycles no.
18
19
23
21
22
Total registered motor vehicles no.
685
714
721
731
740

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
548
558
630
622
669
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
856
922
883
885
853
10 years or older no.
2 514
2 558
2 581
2 637
2 683

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 281.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
63.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
76.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
4 637
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
234
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 214
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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