National Regional Profile: Northern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 345   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 557
1 455
1 525
1 625
1 848
Total dwelling units no.
2 047
2 038
2 093
2 220
2 957

Value of private sector houses $m
267.1
286.9
321.9
387.6
487.4
Value of new residential building $m
349.0
415.1
438.6
498.3
806.0
Value of total residential building $m
381.5
455.2
484.5
556.0
860.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
150.0
198.0
362.6
460.8
501.4
Value of total building $m
531.5
653.2
847.1
1 016.8
1 361.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
171.6
197.2
211.1
238.5
263.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
436
443
450
462
467
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
149
152
156
164
171
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
15
16
17
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
2
2
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
32
33
36
39
43
Total registered motor vehicles no.
646
658
673
698
716

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
30 214
32 587
37 334
43 312
46 744
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
36 177
37 079
37 986
40 002
41 045
10 years or older no.
62 774
64 867
65 599
66 530
69 608

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
470.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
150.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
626.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
6 907 879.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 546.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3 785.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 875.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 249.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
153 266.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
5 268
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
52
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
717 045
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 684
-
-

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