National Regional Profile: Tasmania   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 6   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2 701
2 367
2 254
2 528
2 526
Total dwelling units no.
3 168
2 778
2 634
2 940
2 938

Value of private sector houses $m
388.3
397.2
404.4
469.6
509.8
Value of new residential building $m
462.3
440.5
459.3
525.0
560.8
Value of total residential building $m
559.1
543.8
567.4
635.2
689.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
188.1
323.9
283.2
398.5
502.7
Value of total building $m
747.3
867.8
850.6
1 033.7
1 192.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
143.8
167.8
179.4
185.8
201.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
530
542
553
556
563
Campervans no.
7
7
7
7
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
142
147
152
154
157
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
16
16
16
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
4
4
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
19
20
21
23
25
Total registered motor vehicles no.
727
745
764
771
784

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
69 544
74 668
79 892
81 977
85 077
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
79 240
83 498
87 475
88 842
90 379
10 years or older no.
201 934
203 995
206 993
209 298
214 727

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
444.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
252.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
289.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
986.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 739 161.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
23 249.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
15 794.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3 211.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
3 477.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
16 048.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 963 390
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
203 446
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
500 557
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
16 647
-
-

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