National Regional Profile: South West Metropolitan (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 50520   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3 625
3 648
4 202
2 855
2 692
Total dwelling units no.
4 311
4 240
4 791
3 476
3 363

Value of private sector houses $m
530.8
609.1
798.1
677.9
698.0
Value of new residential building $m
666.7
711.0
905.6
817.8
955.4
Value of total residential building $m
716.4
762.7
980.2
880.6
1 042.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
177.7
201.7
250.6
428.7
596.4
Value of total building $m
894.1
964.4
1 230.8
1 309.3
1 638.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
146.4
167.0
189.9
237.4
259.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
565
573
583
599
601
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
89
91
94
99
102
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
3
3
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
10
11
12
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
23
24
27
30
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
697
711
728
753
764

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
46 325
50 329
57 965
70 986
77 888
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
58 542
60 778
62 287
64 260
66 848
10 years or older no.
109 937
111 801
113 951
114 516
116 042

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
62.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
5.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
68.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 543.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
604.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
32.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
41.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 844
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
976
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
251
-
-

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