National Regional Profile: Longreach (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA34710   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3
11
8
10
7
Total dwelling units no.
5
11
8
10
9

Value of private sector houses $m
0.4
2.1
1.5
1.9
1.3
Value of new residential building $m
0.7
2.1
1.5
1.9
2.5
Value of total residential building $m
1.4
2.7
2.1
2.4
3.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.1
7.8
1.5
3.1
2.7
Value of total building $m
2.5
10.5
3.6
5.5
6.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
137.8
191.9
186.6
185.6
181.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
369
382
387
393
403
Campervans no.
1
0
0
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
260
268
273
282
297
Light rigid trucks no.
8
8
9
10
10
Heavy rigid trucks no.
42
41
41
43
45
Articulated trucks no.
9
10
10
9
9
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
7
7
8
7
Motorcycles no.
24
23
25
28
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
720
740
754
775
802

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
945
940
902
947
927
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
904
911
931
938
945
10 years or older no.
1 389
1 419
1 422
1 425
1 536

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
35.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
18.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
53.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
4 003 636.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 203.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
3.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
755 961
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
115 897
-
-
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