National Regional Profile: Townsville (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA37010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 489
1 393
1 445
1 513
1 731
Total dwelling units no.
1 928
1 960
1 982
2 106
2 817

Value of private sector houses $m
256.3
277.5
308.3
362.2
459.7
Value of new residential building $m
328.3
402.5
420.9
472.6
774.7
Value of total residential building $m
357.5
439.1
461.2
523.2
819.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
133.0
183.5
356.9
421.2
428.4
Value of total building $m
490.5
622.5
818.1
944.5
1 247.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
172.1
199.2
213.3
239.4
265.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
445
452
458
470
475
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
126
129
132
142
149
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
11
12
13
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
2
2
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
35
35
39
42
45
Total registered motor vehicles no.
629
640
655
682
699

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
23 711
25 947
29 966
35 240
38 030
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
27 486
28 628
29 721
31 672
32 772
10 years or older no.
46 469
47 825
48 287
49 020
51 372

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
20.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
14.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
40.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
243 549.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
24.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
220.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
501.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
732.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
741.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
6
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
34 157
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
264
-
-

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