National Regional Profile: Northern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA25810   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
38
45
53
30
34
Total dwelling units no.
42
45
55
33
35

Value of private sector houses $m
6.4
7.1
9.3
5.4
5.9
Value of new residential building $m
6.6
7.1
9.6
5.9
6.1
Value of total residential building $m
9.0
9.4
11.3
8.9
10.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
8.8
5.6
2.9
8.5
17.5
Value of total building $m
17.8
15.0
14.2
17.4
27.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.7
158.4
176.4
181.6
174.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
531
540
548
547
551
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
215
221
226
225
232
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
36
35
35
35
37
Articulated trucks no.
10
11
11
11
12
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
7
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
27
28
32
32
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
838
853
869
867
882

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 953
2 074
2 073
2 075
2 007
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 381
2 432
2 576
2 599
2 691
10 years or older no.
6 225
6 184
6 075
6 044
6 164

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
59.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
66.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
17.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
143.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
357 276.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
85 967.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
47.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
47.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
24 266.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
733 551
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
8
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
10 222
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
74 535
-
-

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