National Regional Profile: Toowoomba (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36910   
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Industry INDUSTRY


2004
2005
2006
2007
2008


BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
993
1 012
1 007
742
786
Total dwelling units no.
1 320
1 425
1 328
990
1 097

Value of private sector houses $m
159.5
179.6
203.2
154.4
180.8
Value of new residential building $m
195.6
222.3
243.2
194.4
224.6
Value of total residential building $m
220.1
250.7
272.7
224.9
258.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
64.0
100.1
164.0
133.1
116.8
Value of total building $m
284.1
350.8
436.8
358.0
374.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
160.6
177.5
201.8
208.1
230.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
479
484
486
487
499
Campervans no.
1
1
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
136
140
144
147
154
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
24
24
24
24
24
Articulated trucks no.
8
8
8
8
9
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
21
22
25
27
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
677
689
698
706
728

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
22 350
25 007
27 564
29 216
31 079
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
24 598
25 421
26 216
27 095
28 160
10 years or older no.
50 841
51 466
51 426
51 366
52 990

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
234.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
322.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
107.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
663.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 074 401.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
191 349.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 543.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2 455.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 471.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
43 553.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
45 637
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
34 084
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
262 344
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
171 850
-
-

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