National Regional Profile: Clarence Valley (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA11730   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
334
261
252
205
135
Total dwelling units no.
421
403
287
262
148

Value of private sector houses $m
52.9
44.2
46.3
38.5
31.7
Value of new residential building $m
64.6
68.0
53.2
49.2
34.4
Value of total residential building $m
74.8
78.1
66.0
60.9
41.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
13.0
26.8
31.2
31.2
24.6
Value of total building $m
87.8
104.9
97.2
92.2
66.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
158.3
169.6
183.6
187.7
234.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
468
476
484
488
501
Campervans no.
3
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
121
123
124
125
129
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
16
16
16
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
4
4
Motorcycles no.
20
21
22
23
25
Total registered motor vehicles no.
640
651
660
667
686

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 745
5 893
6 199
6 391
6 542
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 632
8 057
8 333
8 421
8 496
10 years or older no.
18 051
18 280
18 487
18 943
19 945

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
27.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
23.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
3.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
54.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
400 703.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
440.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
192.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
421.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
472.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
11 525.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
970
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 351
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
141 832
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
26
-
-

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