National Regional Profile: Townsville City Part A (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 34505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
764
639
532
451
610
Total dwelling units no.
1 150
1 127
976
893
1 571

Value of private sector houses $m
143.3
139.1
120.0
119.1
172.4
Value of new residential building $m
206.9
251.1
217.7
192.2
460.0
Value of total residential building $m
228.6
275.8
241.1
223.7
485.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
100.2
135.5
326.6
342.0
403.5
Value of total building $m
328.8
411.3
567.8
565.8
888.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
187.5
217.7
225.6
264.1
282.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
473
478
487
506
511
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
128
130
134
147
153
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
11
13
13
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
1
3
3
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
36
37
40
43
47
Total registered motor vehicles no.
663
670
688
726
743

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
15 632
16 846
19 291
23 063
24 347
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
17 150
17 634
18 287
19 506
19 918
10 years or older no.
29 006
29 805
29 930
30 048
31 242

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
-
-
0.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
32.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
27
-
-
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