National Regional Profile: Sunshine Coast (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 30905   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2 153
1 517
1 462
1 704
1 956
Total dwelling units no.
4 167
2 531
2 259
2 678
2 932

Value of private sector houses $m
460.1
418.6
386.1
468.8
563.6
Value of new residential building $m
934.0
629.8
603.8
732.5
874.5
Value of total residential building $m
992.3
694.6
675.1
815.1
956.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
219.5
251.2
358.5
339.6
263.6
Value of total building $m
1 211.8
945.8
1 033.6
1 154.6
1 220.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
213.7
275.9
264.0
275.1
288.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
530
535
541
548
557
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
96
99
103
104
108
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
7
8
8
8
8
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
22
24
27
29
33
Total registered motor vehicles no.
667
678
690
702
720

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
35 807
39 777
44 310
47 549
50 202
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
37 524
39 725
42 109
44 789
47 902
10 years or older no.
67 118
67 835
67 876
69 347
72 136

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
20.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
22.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
5 925.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
57.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
138.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
242.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
399.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
19
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 111
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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