National Regional Profile: East Metropolitan (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 50510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2 090
2 116
2 079
1 861
2 012
Total dwelling units no.
2 429
2 489
2 232
2 235
2 502

Value of private sector houses $m
286.2
317.9
376.0
393.2
461.1
Value of new residential building $m
319.0
356.0
394.8
445.6
546.0
Value of total residential building $m
353.4
394.6
442.0
499.5
620.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
119.4
264.8
194.3
172.6
164.8
Value of total building $m
472.8
659.3
636.2
672.1
785.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
136.9
150.2
180.8
211.3
229.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
587
597
607
616
621
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
105
108
113
122
127
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
17
18
20
21
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
5
5
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
4
4
Motorcycles no.
27
29
32
35
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
752
768
787
813
828

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
38 556
42 591
49 032
58 635
64 404
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
47 815
49 438
50 554
52 321
54 989
10 years or older no.
101 417
102 507
103 941
103 729
104 656

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
63.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
9.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
78.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
37 820.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 507.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
43.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
748.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
767.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
90.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
26 982
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
8
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
7 459
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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