National Regional Profile: Murray-Darling (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 15520   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
54
66
37
40
31
Total dwelling units no.
63
73
45
43
34

Value of private sector houses $m
10.1
14.8
7.2
8.3
6.6
Value of new residential building $m
11.7
15.4
8.4
8.8
6.9
Value of total residential building $m
13.0
16.5
10.3
10.8
8.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.5
1.3
1.4
6.5
2.6
Value of total building $m
15.6
17.8
11.7
17.3
10.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
187.6
223.7
193.4
206.9
212.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
406
407
405
409
413
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
217
215
212
211
220
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
20
19
17
18
Articulated trucks no.
11
11
9
10
11
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
6
6
6
4
4
Motorcycles no.
13
15
19
20
22
Total registered motor vehicles no.
677
679
674
676
693

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 549
1 512
1 533
1 534
1 599
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 828
1 845
1 824
1 841
1 811
10 years or older no.
3 132
3 149
3 111
3 154
3 277

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
181.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
21.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
16.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
219.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
4 310 147.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
113 836.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
476.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3 227.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
3 233.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 178.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
727 584
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
27 800
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
42
-
-

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