National Regional Profile: Longreach (R) - Longreach (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 335054716   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3
11
8
10
6
Total dwelling units no.
5
11
8
10
8

Value of private sector houses $m
0.4
2.1
1.5
1.9
1.2
Value of new residential building $m
0.7
2.1
1.5
1.9
2.4
Value of total residential building $m
1.4
2.7
2.1
2.4
3.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.1
7.6
1.5
3.1
2.6
Value of total building $m
2.5
10.3
3.5
5.5
6.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
137.8
191.9
186.6
185.6
197.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
372
381
385
391
405
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
242
250
252
258
279
Light rigid trucks no.
8
8
8
9
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
36
36
37
38
43
Articulated trucks no.
8
9
10
9
9
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
7
8
8
8
8
Motorcycles no.
25
23
24
26
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
699
716
726
741
782

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
785
796
756
793
800
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
773
759
773
770
802
10 years or older no.
1 161
1 193
1 197
1 184
1 280

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
24.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
9.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
34.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 379 306.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
3.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
382 622
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
72 915
-
-
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