National Regional Profile: Northern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
657
683
517
552
607
Total dwelling units no.
770
805
653
678
735

Value of private sector houses $m
95.7
114.1
92.6
107.4
124.5
Value of new residential building $m
106.4
127.4
108.6
122.3
140.8
Value of total residential building $m
130.0
156.0
136.8
154.6
177.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
63.5
81.2
87.1
89.5
161.5
Value of total building $m
193.5
237.1
223.9
244.1
338.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
145.6
167.0
179.2
194.6
205.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
530
538
551
552
560
Campervans no.
7
7
8
8
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
152
156
162
162
166
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
16
17
18
18
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
4
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcycles no.
21
22
25
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
741
755
780
781
796

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
19 321
20 655
22 387
22 554
23 514
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
22 629
23 862
24 978
25 364
25 867
10 years or older no.
59 362
59 641
60 858
60 914
62 220

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
145.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
114.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
110.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
370.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
800 901.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
15 696.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
6 910.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
455.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
525.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
7 264.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 466 811
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
70 274
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
225 838
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
13 474
-
-

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