National Regional Profile: Cairns (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32070   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 153
1 214
1 045
1 489
1 547
Total dwelling units no.
1 699
2 273
1 498
2 631
2 330

Value of private sector houses $m
202.1
250.8
235.5
354.1
384.3
Value of new residential building $m
282.4
428.5
307.6
574.0
527.1
Value of total residential building $m
308.0
461.6
331.4
609.0
559.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
60.6
280.9
156.8
178.8
343.0
Value of total building $m
368.6
742.4
488.2
787.8
902.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
175.3
206.6
225.4
237.8
248.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
453
459
465
471
481
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
131
133
135
140
145
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
10
11
12
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
1
0
0
Buses no.
8
8
8
8
8
Motorcycles no.
32
33
35
38
40
Total registered motor vehicles no.
642
652
662
677
696

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
21 898
23 422
26 280
28 542
31 705
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
25 113
26 715
27 884
29 326
30 747
10 years or older no.
41 265
42 394
43 367
45 294
47 601

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
111.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
113.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
57 542.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
23.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
335.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 164.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
32 798.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
np
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
93
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
9 064
-
-
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