National Regional Profile: Cairns (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 35005   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 030
1 086
888
1 356
1 389
Total dwelling units no.
1 551
2 045
1 321
2 496
2 150

Value of private sector houses $m
172.3
210.9
185.1
305.1
335.3
Value of new residential building $m
248.2
375.1
252.0
522.5
472.0
Value of total residential building $m
270.6
403.2
272.0
550.0
500.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
57.0
191.7
109.4
151.6
323.2
Value of total building $m
327.6
594.9
381.3
701.6
823.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.3
194.2
208.4
225.0
241.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
473
473
477
482
489
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
130
131
132
138
142
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
10
11
11
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
0
0
Buses no.
7
7
7
7
7
Motorcycles no.
33
33
36
39
40
Total registered motor vehicles no.
662
665
672
686
700

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
20 332
21 506
24 052
26 248
28 988
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
23 050
24 427
25 477
26 702
27 865
10 years or older no.
37 255
38 012
38 764
40 414
42 231

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
22.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
22.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
10 193.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
16.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
35.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6 987.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
467
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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