National Regional Profile: Whitsunday (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA37340   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
189
176
200
267
176
Total dwelling units no.
305
422
454
491
317

Value of private sector houses $m
44.4
45.0
53.3
100.0
52.4
Value of new residential building $m
65.5
128.5
107.5
140.5
79.4
Value of total residential building $m
70.2
134.3
115.2
147.9
84.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
16.1
46.2
62.8
97.1
51.1
Value of total building $m
86.3
180.6
178.0
245.0
135.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
235.0
255.5
266.6
374.5
297.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
398
408
415
425
429
Campervans no.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
185
190
196
204
208
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
22
22
23
24
24
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
0
0
1
0
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
31
32
35
39
39
Total registered motor vehicles no.
653
669
686
711
720

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 342
4 728
5 401
5 969
6 277
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 222
5 377
5 468
5 812
5 937
10 years or older no.
9 853
10 291
10 609
10 999
11 534

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
278.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
57.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
336.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 318 148.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
6 309.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
671.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
698.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
26 076.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
257 363
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
16 406
-
-

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