National Regional Profile: Byron (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA11350   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
114
105
132
120
96
Total dwelling units no.
137
138
164
196
157

Value of private sector houses $m
20.5
24.2
31.0
40.5
30.8
Value of new residential building $m
22.6
31.1
35.6
62.3
45.2
Value of total residential building $m
31.5
39.9
48.6
80.6
64.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
23.7
37.7
41.0
13.9
7.1
Value of total building $m
55.2
77.6
89.6
94.4
71.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
179.6
230.3
234.9
337.6
320.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
509
521
535
547
551
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
105
108
111
112
115
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
9
10
10
10
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
1
0
0
Buses no.
5
5
6
5
5
Motorcycles no.
22
22
24
25
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
659
675
694
709
716

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 684
3 730
3 980
4 150
4 338
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 543
4 865
5 182
5 360
5 490
10 years or older no.
11 881
12 049
12 134
12 450
12 736

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
29.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
7.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
40.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
20 207.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
27.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 877.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 025.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
834.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
220
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 046
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
13 777
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 269
-
-

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