National Regional Profile: Greater Launceston (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 61505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
437
462
353
375
413
Total dwelling units no.
529
567
479
492
527

Value of private sector houses $m
69.9
82.9
66.6
80.6
92.2
Value of new residential building $m
78.7
95.0
81.6
95.3
107.3
Value of total residential building $m
96.1
115.1
102.6
118.2
133.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
46.0
61.7
70.8
74.9
146.4
Value of total building $m
142.1
176.7
173.4
193.1
280.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
160.1
179.4
188.7
215.0
223.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
538
546
558
559
567
Campervans no.
7
7
7
7
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
125
129
134
135
139
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
13
14
14
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
4
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
5
1
1
Buses no.
3
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
20
20
23
25
28
Total registered motor vehicles no.
715
728
753
754
768

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
14 530
15 468
16 874
17 308
17 953
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
16 628
17 580
18 429
18 602
18 968
10 years or older no.
41 597
41 683
42 494
42 520
43 428

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
14.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
6.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
23.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
39 049.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
349.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
74.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
375.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
401.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
176.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
61 494
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 383
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
10 947
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2
-
-

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