National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA64010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
156
179
167
182
162
Total dwelling units no.
232
252
273
268
242

Value of private sector houses $m
27.1
32.4
31.3
41.4
36.9
Value of new residential building $m
34.4
41.0
44.6
52.2
45.1
Value of total residential building $m
45.0
53.5
58.5
67.1
59.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
34.1
52.9
54.5
57.1
112.1
Value of total building $m
79.0
106.4
113.0
124.2
171.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
173.9
181.0
187.6
227.4
228.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
536
542
557
559
563
Campervans no.
6
6
6
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
121
125
131
131
134
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
14
13
14
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
8
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
19
20
22
25
28
Total registered motor vehicles no.
707
718
750
748
758

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
9 044
9 665
10 669
11 001
11 236
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
10 212
10 757
11 360
11 427
11 729
10 years or older no.
25 857
25 831
26 375
26 072
26 488

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
6.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
4.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
13.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
40 082.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
313.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
83.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
31.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
41.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
29.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
46 523
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 226
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
12 509
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
318
-
-

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