National Regional Profile: Gladstone (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA33360   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
430
370
478
588
627
Total dwelling units no.
579
518
543
702
715

Value of private sector houses $m
77.6
75.5
109.2
141.5
168.0
Value of new residential building $m
91.9
120.9
123.9
165.9
186.9
Value of total residential building $m
100.8
130.2
135.8
177.9
205.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
33.6
33.4
53.8
67.0
71.0
Value of total building $m
134.3
163.6
189.6
244.9
276.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
180.5
204.1
228.4
240.6
268.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
458
458
463
474
480
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
160
165
169
177
186
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
16
16
17
Articulated trucks no.
3
2
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
39
41
44
49
54
Total registered motor vehicles no.
687
695
708
732
755

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
8 292
9 177
10 603
12 071
13 373
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
9 262
9 515
9 794
10 370
11 047
10 years or older no.
17 400
17 502
17 697
18 243
18 895

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
6.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
24.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
34.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
569 110.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
77.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
763.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
772.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
112.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
167
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 261
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
109 977
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
12
-
-

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