National Regional Profile: Unincorp. Far North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 435259589   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
na
0
1
10
4
Total dwelling units no.
na
19
25
15
5

Value of private sector houses $m
na
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.4
Value of new residential building $m
na
2.9
4.8
2.0
0.4
Value of total residential building $m
na
4.0
5.0
2.1
0.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
na
1.8
0.2
16.8
9.1
Value of total building $m
na
5.8
5.2
18.9
9.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
na
0.0
63.7
61.7
95.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
462
526
592
613
617
Campervans no.
6
7
9
7
10
Light commercial vehicles no.
209
229
257
261
250
Light rigid trucks no.
9
12
14
11
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
28
36
40
43
45
Articulated trucks no.
7
8
9
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
5
4
4
4
4
Buses no.
9
11
16
13
12
Motorcycles no.
29
32
32
36
44
Total registered motor vehicles no.
761
864
973
994
998

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
173
215
233
260
267
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
291
319
311
352
344
10 years or older no.
992
1 007
1 046
1 057
1 077

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
27.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
37.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
28 021 234.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 627.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
92.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
349 365
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
118 507
-
-
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