National Regional Profile: Ipswich (C) - Central (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305253962   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
480
246
439
416
699
Total dwelling units no.
608
314
494
709
1 067

Value of private sector houses $m
71.2
41.8
74.3
73.9
132.5
Value of new residential building $m
85.9
52.3
80.6
122.7
199.7
Value of total residential building $m
95.6
63.2
92.4
134.3
210.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
61.2
48.6
166.8
128.7
451.3
Value of total building $m
156.7
111.8
259.2
262.9
661.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
148.3
169.7
169.3
177.6
189.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
496
498
501
503
512
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
99
101
106
107
112
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
9
10
10
10
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
1
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
22
23
25
28
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
638
645
654
661
678

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
9 167
10 182
11 205
11 963
12 730
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
11 022
11 470
11 776
12 158
12 724
10 years or older no.
24 066
23 777
23 762
23 887
25 069

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
2.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 510.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
70.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
253.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
18
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
972
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
11
-
-

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