National Regional Profile: Central (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
306
401
465
439
493
Total dwelling units no.
355
485
551
564
581

Value of private sector houses $m
50.9
65.5
86.8
98.9
124.8
Value of new residential building $m
57.5
80.4
106.3
123.0
146.6
Value of total residential building $m
63.7
91.0
117.5
140.1
160.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
72.4
46.8
62.9
65.7
176.9
Value of total building $m
136.1
137.8
180.5
205.8
337.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
166.5
163.4
186.7
225.3
253.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
442
451
467
488
493
Campervans no.
6
6
6
7
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
204
205
211
216
220
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
42
42
42
42
42
Articulated trucks no.
9
9
10
10
11
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Buses no.
8
8
8
9
8
Motorcycles no.
27
29
32
38
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
746
759
786
819
834

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
8 451
8 487
10 247
11 598
12 346
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
11 260
11 789
11 403
11 715
12 304
10 years or older no.
25 225
25 870
26 599
27 640
28 205

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
648.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
134.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
56.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
839.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
35 289 224.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 032 327.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 003.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
483.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
749.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
309 212.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 345 980
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 000
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
255 591
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
7 135
-
-

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