National Regional Profile: Northern Areas (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA45120   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
16
20
20
10
26
Total dwelling units no.
16
20
20
12
26

Value of private sector houses $m
2.3
2.4
2.3
1.5
4.0
Value of new residential building $m
2.3
2.4
2.3
1.9
4.0
Value of total residential building $m
2.8
3.0
2.9
2.4
4.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.0
0.9
0.8
0.5
1.3
Value of total building $m
4.8
3.9
3.7
2.8
6.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
143.3
122.4
114.7
147.2
152.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
577
582
588
587
602
Campervans no.
4
4
4
3
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
253
247
250
248
251
Light rigid trucks no.
7
7
7
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
60
58
56
51
48
Articulated trucks no.
16
16
17
17
17
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
2
3
2
2
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
5
Motorcycles no.
31
28
32
33
35
Total registered motor vehicles no.
954
948
960
950
970

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
890
895
915
888
831
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
995
1 007
1 029
1 090
1 167
10 years or older no.
2 631
2 621
2 657
2 623
2 686

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
83.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
12.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
7.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
103.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
298 885.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
129 235.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
37.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
37.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
25 877.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
334 147
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
209
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
7 704
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 090
-
-

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