National Regional Profile: Far North (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 43525   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
13
6
22
36
54
Total dwelling units no.
22
52
57
71
59

Value of private sector houses $m
1.4
0.7
3.4
7.4
14.4
Value of new residential building $m
3.3
8.3
11.0
15.1
15.8
Value of total residential building $m
3.6
11.3
11.5
15.4
16.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
6.1
5.9
8.9
21.7
37.5
Value of total building $m
9.7
17.2
20.4
37.2
53.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
108.0
120.8
152.9
204.9
267.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
417
433
447
455
469
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
167
173
177
189
190
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
16
17
19
21
23
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
5
5
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
4
4
4
3
Buses no.
8
8
9
9
9
Motorcycles no.
27
29
31
31
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
651
676
700
723
748

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 283
1 360
1 482
1 711
1 861
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 596
1 665
1 687
1 771
1 737
10 years or older no.
4 025
3 992
4 036
4 049
4 279

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
28.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
38.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
29 047 352.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 627.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
92.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
349 365
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
127 707
-
-
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