National Regional Profile: Toowoomba (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 32001   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
838
793
815
575
613
Total dwelling units no.
1 165
1 205
1 104
817
907

Value of private sector houses $m
138.1
144.6
170.2
124.8
144.5
Value of new residential building $m
174.2
187.0
206.7
164.6
185.3
Value of total residential building $m
195.2
210.1
230.7
190.2
213.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
48.8
88.0
125.9
107.9
109.3
Value of total building $m
244.0
298.1
356.7
298.0
323.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
164.8
182.4
208.9
217.1
235.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
485
489
488
490
502
Campervans no.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
116
119
123
126
133
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
15
16
17
Articulated trucks no.
5
6
6
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
2
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
20
22
24
26
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
651
660
667
676
699

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
17 920
20 094
22 077
23 580
25 214
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
19 422
19 943
20 558
21 338
22 331
10 years or older no.
38 105
38 571
38 350
38 301
39 563

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
19.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
5.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
5.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
30.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
31 854.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
5 870.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
439.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
92.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
95.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
477.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
594
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
3 799
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
7 106
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
4 323
-
-

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