National Regional Profile: Lower North (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 41510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
78
115
104
108
138
Total dwelling units no.
78
129
107
111
150

Value of private sector houses $m
9.2
14.3
13.6
18.8
21.4
Value of new residential building $m
9.1
16.3
13.8
19.0
23.6
Value of total residential building $m
12.0
19.7
17.0
22.3
27.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
8.5
6.9
10.9
7.4
24.9
Value of total building $m
20.5
26.6
27.9
29.7
52.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
117.5
124.5
130.7
174.0
154.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
574
578
588
590
607
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
238
242
246
246
246
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
51
49
48
45
43
Articulated trucks no.
16
16
16
17
18
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
4
4
5
5
Motorcycles no.
32
33
35
37
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
925
932
947
948
965

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 479
3 531
3 569
3 461
3 329
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 001
4 165
4 312
4 536
4 729
10 years or older no.
10 170
10 193
10 395
10 374
10 785

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
282.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
57.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
25.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
366.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 251 409.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
350 765.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
301.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
219.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
225.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
86 216.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
904 561
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4 085
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
25 018
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
50 211
-
-

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