National Regional Profile: Cook (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32500   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
22
27
31
31
17
Total dwelling units no.
30
39
31
36
22

Value of private sector houses $m
2.0
3.5
6.1
5.5
3.7
Value of new residential building $m
2.5
4.6
6.1
6.1
4.4
Value of total residential building $m
2.7
5.7
6.6
6.6
5.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.4
1.7
0.1
12.8
3.4
Value of total building $m
5.0
7.4
6.7
19.4
8.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
93.5
131.0
201.2
177.2
218.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
115
222
269
246
308
Campervans no.
1
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
65
137
166
149
185
Light rigid trucks no.
2
7
7
6
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
20
22
21
27
Articulated trucks no.
1
2
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
1
Buses no.
5
9
12
11
14
Motorcycles no.
9
18
20
21
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
208
417
503
460
577

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
157
257
337
294
410
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
187
333
392
395
436
10 years or older no.
445
956
1 122
1 028
1 339

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
14.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
27.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
41.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
4 587 903.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 614.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
37.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
38.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
192.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
302.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
120 038
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
13
-
-

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