National Regional Profile: Cairns (R) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350102078   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
25
32
29
57
34
Total dwelling units no.
25
32
29
57
34

Value of private sector houses $m
4.6
5.7
6.0
11.9
8.9
Value of new residential building $m
4.6
5.7
6.0
11.9
8.9
Value of total residential building $m
5.2
6.9
7.0
16.7
11.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.5
0.7
2.1
23.6
0.5
Value of total building $m
6.8
7.6
9.1
40.4
11.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
184.7
177.6
207.3
208.1
260.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
405
385
383
381
374
Campervans no.
3
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
192
184
186
188
186
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
21
20
21
23
23
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
9
9
8
8
7
Motorcycles no.
26
24
25
25
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
664
631
635
637
631

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
637
610
668
760
771
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
839
823
817
790
803
10 years or older no.
1 765
1 686
1 680
1 677
1 702

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
73.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
73.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
30 258.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
11.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
195.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
927.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
17 478.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
91
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
93
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
4 377
-
-
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