National Regional Profile: Central North (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 61510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
116
107
79
100
93
Total dwelling units no.
122
108
82
104
100

Value of private sector houses $m
14.0
15.0
13.2
15.7
16.3
Value of new residential building $m
14.9
15.0
13.6
15.6
16.8
Value of total residential building $m
18.1
19.0
17.5
20.4
22.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
14.2
11.3
9.6
9.0
6.7
Value of total building $m
32.3
30.3
27.2
29.5
29.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
120.7
139.9
167.4
156.8
174.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
515
525
541
539
550
Campervans no.
7
7
8
8
9
Light commercial vehicles no.
222
230
240
240
244
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
26
26
27
26
27
Articulated trucks no.
8
7
7
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
25
26
28
28
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
814
833
864
859
882

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 975
3 226
3 492
3 236
3 523
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 596
3 731
3 881
4 034
4 097
10 years or older no.
10 461
10 498
10 754
10 765
11 003

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
96.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
67.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
68.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
232.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
508 520.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
14 354.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
5 477.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
66.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
107.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6 136.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 118 336
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
37 288
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
115 092
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
7 396
-
-

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