National Regional Profile: Northern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 130   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
588
707
660
640
646
Total dwelling units no.
681
838
967
812
801

Value of private sector houses $m
96.1
127.3
126.8
130.6
141.2
Value of new residential building $m
108.7
143.1
161.3
157.3
162.1
Value of total residential building $m
130.4
165.9
192.5
186.1
195.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
76.8
56.8
100.5
176.3
95.4
Value of total building $m
207.1
222.7
293.0
362.4
291.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
163.5
180.2
192.2
204.1
218.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
438
444
447
450
456
Campervans no.
1
1
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
176
180
183
185
189
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
29
29
30
30
29
Articulated trucks no.
6
7
7
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
18
20
22
25
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
678
692
701
708
720

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
27 830
28 682
29 716
30 541
30 617
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
31 489
32 422
33 458
33 948
34 212
10 years or older no.
61 825
62 588
63 023
63 481
65 907

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
984.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
667.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
127.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 779.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
7 711 123.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 227 652.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
506.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2 602.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 619.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
288 196.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
4 602 560
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
11 603
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 778 988
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
62 184
-
-

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