National Regional Profile: Mackay (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 340   
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Industry INDUSTRY


2004
2005
2006
2007
2008


BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 117
1 142
1 168
1 244
1 147
Total dwelling units no.
1 372
1 604
1 537
1 785
1 524

Value of private sector houses $m
202.2
233.9
271.7
348.8
316.9
Value of new residential building $m
246.0
343.8
346.3
493.2
397.5
Value of total residential building $m
262.8
367.7
378.8
530.9
443.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
80.5
168.3
168.5
240.1
301.1
Value of total building $m
343.4
536.0
547.2
771.0
744.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
181.0
204.9
232.6
280.4
276.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
432
439
450
457
456
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
174
179
188
197
203
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
20
20
21
22
Articulated trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcycles no.
32
33
35
39
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
674
687
711
733
744

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
23 494
26 378
31 876
35 995
38 967
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
27 965
28 731
29 790
31 060
31 374
10 years or older no.
48 461
50 588
51 746
52 561
53 912

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
539.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
279.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
823.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
8 527 783.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
76 217.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
6 380.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
826.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
886.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
149 852.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
303
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 965
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 223 539
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
17 236
-
-

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