National Regional Profile: Mackay (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA34770   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
884
833
853
845
905
Total dwelling units no.
1 017
1 001
932
1 127
1 080

Value of private sector houses $m
150.8
164.4
191.6
213.2
244.2
Value of new residential building $m
172.5
182.3
205.7
307.1
287.2
Value of total residential building $m
183.2
198.3
227.9
334.0
316.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
58.3
118.7
83.0
111.9
171.6
Value of total building $m
241.5
317.0
310.8
446.0
487.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
170.5
197.3
224.6
252.3
269.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
451
456
470
475
471
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
167
173
183
192
199
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
17
18
18
19
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
5
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
32
33
35
39
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
681
695
723
742
750

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
15 442
17 494
21 496
24 487
26 714
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
19 200
19 739
20 684
21 414
21 450
10 years or older no.
32 664
34 243
35 220
35 452
35 983

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
229.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
22.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
3.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
254.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
600 588.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
712.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
67.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
148.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
179.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
108 703.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
179
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 951
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
105 007
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
760
-
-

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