National Regional Profile: Meander Valley (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA64210   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
113
117
71
88
105
Total dwelling units no.
113
122
76
93
108

Value of private sector houses $m
17.5
18.3
13.5
17.0
20.7
Value of new residential building $m
17.5
18.6
14.0
17.6
21.0
Value of total residential building $m
19.0
21.4
16.4
20.5
24.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
4.5
8.3
6.8
5.6
6.1
Value of total building $m
23.5
29.7
23.2
26.1
30.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
154.5
156.3
190.0
193.5
197.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
530
540
549
550
556
Campervans no.
6
7
7
7
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
168
174
179
177
182
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
21
21
21
21
Articulated trucks no.
6
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
24
25
27
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
764
782
798
796
810

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 610
2 881
3 080
3 055
3 208
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 195
3 327
3 479
3 599
3 631
10 years or older no.
8 528
8 512
8 586
8 591
8 817

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
39.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
23.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
38.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
101.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
105 075.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 788.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 835.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
15.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
39.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 557.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
185 570
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
34 411
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
40 536
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 714
-
-

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