National Regional Profile: Gold Coast West (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 30715   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3 125
2 792
2 954
3 733
2 963
Total dwelling units no.
4 557
3 856
3 958
5 128
3 883

Value of private sector houses $m
669.6
641.3
713.4
922.5
885.2
Value of new residential building $m
885.4
840.1
949.8
1 197.1
1 128.8
Value of total residential building $m
929.0
880.9
1 004.8
1 242.6
1 182.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
258.6
391.5
495.3
475.9
602.5
Value of total building $m
1 187.6
1 272.4
1 500.1
1 718.5
1 784.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
214.3
229.7
241.5
247.1
298.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
530
536
545
545
553
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
91
95
99
102
107
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
10
11
11
12
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
21
23
26
28
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
663
676
694
700
715

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
41 255
46 626
54 077
59 142
63 259
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
46 359
49 604
52 883
56 778
60 961
10 years or older no.
79 068
81 134
82 880
85 463
89 548

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
na
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
na
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
na
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
na
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
na
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
na
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
na
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
na
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
na
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
na
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
na
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
na
-
-

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