National Regional Profile: Derwent Valley (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
35
33
38
45
60
Total dwelling units no.
36
87
39
55
63

Value of private sector houses $m
4.1
3.9
5.1
6.0
10.0
Value of new residential building $m
4.1
3.9
5.2
6.8
10.3
Value of total residential building $m
5.0
10.4
6.3
7.7
10.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.4
10.1
0.6
0.8
1.0
Value of total building $m
6.4
20.5
6.9
8.6
11.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
118.1
118.9
135.4
134.3
166.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
464
469
476
479
486
Campervans no.
7
8
8
7
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
187
194
199
204
210
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
18
17
18
17
Articulated trucks no.
3
4
5
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
2
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
12
12
14
17
16
Total registered motor vehicles no.
702
716
729
738
752

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
833
924
1 004
1 064
1 099
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 340
1 460
1 508
1 530
1 540
10 years or older no.
4 403
4 449
4 544
4 611
4 816

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
10.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
1.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
14.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
18 408.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
85.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
196.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
275.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
230.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
34 074
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 801
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 499
-
-
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