In 2003-04, of the $710.6 million building construction work done, $221.6 million or 31.2% was non-residential. Of non-residential building construction work done in 2003-04, some $58.7 million was on commercial buildings, $37.9 million was on industrial buildings and $124.89 million was on other non-residential building.
Between 2002-03 and 2003-04, the value of non-residential building construction work done in Tasmania increased by 19.5%, from $185.4 million to $221.6 million.
VALUE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE, Tasmania
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 |  | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
|  |  |  |  |
 |  | $m | $m | $m |
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Commercial |  |  |  |
 | Retail/wholesale trade | 22.1 | 26.5 | 31.4 |
 | Transport | 8.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
 | Offices | 13.3 | 26.6 | 25.4 |
 | Other commercial n.e.c. | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
 | Total commercial | 46.3 | 57.1 | 58.7 |
|  |  |  |  |
Industrial |  |  |  |
 | Factories | 8.1 | 16.8 | 23.4 |
 | Warehouses | 4.3 | 7.8 | 11.5 |
 | Agricultural/aquacultural | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
 | Other industries n.e.c. | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
 | Total industrial | 18.0 | 28.0 | 37.9 |
|  |  |  |  |
Other non-residential |  |  |  |
 | Educational | 40.3 | 30.0 | 38.7 |
 | Religious | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
 | Aged care facilities | 30.0 | 34.1 | 28.3 |
 | Health | 3.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
 | Entertainment and recreation | 14.0 | 8.0 | 14.2 |
 | Accommodation | 9.8 | 11.1 | 24.3 |
 | Other non-residential n.e.c. | 6.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
 | Total other non-residential | 104.8 | 100.5 | 124.8 |
|  |  |  |  |
Total non-residential building | 169.2 | 185.4 | 221.6 |
Total all building | 429.3 | 504.2 | 710.6 |
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 |  | % | % | % |
Non-residential building construction as a percentage of all building construction | 39.4 | 36.8 | 31.2 |
Source: Building Activity, Australia - Time Series Spreadsheet (cat. no. 8752.0, tables 13G and 36G). |