National Regional Profile: Greater Hobart (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 60505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 184
901
995
1 154
1 035
Total dwelling units no.
1 435
1 096
1 117
1 343
1 186

Value of private sector houses $m
179.1
164.7
193.2
217.2
219.9
Value of new residential building $m
234.7
181.1
213.6
245.4
238.1
Value of total residential building $m
285.9
229.9
262.7
291.7
300.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
86.6
172.6
128.1
224.1
251.6
Value of total building $m
372.5
402.5
390.9
515.8
551.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
151.2
182.8
194.2
188.2
212.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
553
566
576
579
587
Campervans no.
6
6
6
6
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
116
121
124
127
131
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
12
12
13
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
4
1
4
4
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
5
Motorcycles no.
16
16
17
18
20
Total registered motor vehicles no.
714
733
747
756
770

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
32 266
34 702
36 681
38 068
39 445
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
32 524
34 270
36 018
36 558
37 614
10 years or older no.
79 493
80 232
80 843
82 179
84 178

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
14.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
8.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
5.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
28.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
46 589.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 566.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
210.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
316.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
368.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
261.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
93 817
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
162
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
5 551
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
947
-
-

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