National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615054012   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
136
174
158
173
148
Total dwelling units no.
212
245
259
257
226

Value of private sector houses $m
24.6
31.8
29.9
39.4
34.4
Value of new residential building $m
31.9
40.4
42.7
50.1
42.3
Value of total residential building $m
41.6
51.3
55.3
63.9
55.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
33.1
49.3
46.9
54.4
109.2
Value of total building $m
74.7
100.6
102.3
118.2
165.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
180.5
182.7
189.4
227.5
232.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
536
542
558
560
563
Campervans no.
6
6
6
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
115
119
124
125
128
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
13
13
14
15
14
Articulated trucks no.
4
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
8
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
18
19
22
24
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
700
711
742
740
750

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
8 561
9 166
10 098
10 467
10 665
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
9 653
10 210
10 797
10 840
11 122
10 years or older no.
24 199
24 173
24 694
24 359
24 784

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
3.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
5.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
16 436.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
129.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
12.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
20.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
20.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
23 294
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 473
-
-
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