National Regional Profile: North Western (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 135   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
398
448
412
336
297
Total dwelling units no.
492
557
481
446
434

Value of private sector houses $m
72.3
83.1
86.2
67.3
66.0
Value of new residential building $m
85.7
101.2
95.0
85.4
91.4
Value of total residential building $m
101.7
115.4
108.2
96.9
103.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
54.7
140.3
43.3
52.0
82.1
Value of total building $m
156.5
255.7
151.5
149.0
186.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
181.5
185.5
209.3
200.3
222.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
419
425
431
438
444
Campervans no.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
188
191
197
199
202
Light rigid trucks no.
6
7
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
29
29
30
29
29
Articulated trucks no.
7
8
8
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
5
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
19
20
22
24
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
676
687
701
711
722

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
18 636
18 998
19 974
20 159
20 253
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
21 676
22 064
22 571
22 700
22 564
10 years or older no.
38 460
38 751
38 939
39 760
41 466

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
604.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
274.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
129.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 008.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
16 769 104.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 318 960.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
347.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 605.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 608.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
110 160.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
5 780 487
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
6 372
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
734 122
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
20 857
-
-

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