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Previous ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/11/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA4   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
8 114
7 852
8 092
10 058
8 893
Total dwelling units no.
11 143
11 458
10 818
13 380
12 012

Value of private sector houses $m
1 217.5
1 260.3
1 359.5
1 743.3
1 657.8
Value of new residential building $m
1 664.7
1 774.2
1 756.5
2 363.6
2 151.7
Value of total residential building $m
1 973.6
2 132.6
2 065.4
2 707.3
2 529.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
1 164.7
1 275.5
1 197.1
2 176.5
1 831.3
Value of total building $m
3 138.3
3 408.1
3 262.5
4 883.8
4 360.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
150.0
160.5
168.0
173.3
186.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
578
584
585
579
591
Campervans no.
3
3
3
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
91
93
94
95
98
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
3
3
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
14
14
14
14
14
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
20
22
23
24
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
716
726
730
726
745

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
247 557
263 362
269 398
257 224
276 598
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
276 178
285 287
293 153
298 903
314 214
10 years or older no.
583 199
584 788
590 381
604 795
615 073

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS - at 30 June

Hotels, Motels, Serviced Apartments - 5 to 14 rooms no.
-
-
143
142
134
Hotels, Motels, Serviced Apartments - 15 or more rooms no.
-
-
253
257
262
Hotels, Motels, Serviced Apartments - Total - 5 or more rooms no.
-
-
396
399
396

Hotels - 15 or more rooms no.
-
-
71
72
74
Motels - 15 or more rooms no.
-
-
149
152
156
Serviced Apartments - 15 or more rooms no.
-
-
33
33
32

Caravan Parks no.
-
-
143
142
143
Holiday Flats & Units no.
-
-
15
16
16
Visitor Hostels no.
-
-
27
28
27

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
55 408 492.4
-
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
3 420 990.3
-
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
15 217.9
-
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
20 353.2
-
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
20 583.0
-
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
522 278.1
-
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
11 330 849
-
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
168 402
-
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
1 160 717
-
-
-
Pigs no.
-
403 460
-
-
-

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
3 093.6
-
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
845.8
-
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
469.7
-
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
4 409.2
-
-
-

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

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