National Regional Profile: Richmond Valley (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16610   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
122
100
102
76
69
Total dwelling units no.
174
159
116
92
76

Value of private sector houses $m
19.3
17.3
16.7
13.6
13.3
Value of new residential building $m
25.7
23.6
19.4
15.8
14.4
Value of total residential building $m
26.9
25.5
22.8
20.8
17.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.6
1.4
2.0
15.2
4.2
Value of total building $m
28.5
26.9
24.8
36.0
21.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
158.5
172.7
163.1
179.0
193.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
428
440
441
448
460
Campervans no.
3
4
4
4
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
123
125
125
128
130
Light rigid trucks no.
6
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
18
18
18
19
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
19
20
20
21
22
Total registered motor vehicles no.
603
619
622
634
650

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 337
2 505
2 747
2 827
2 959
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 140
3 333
3 467
3 612
3 687
10 years or older no.
7 393
7 496
7 548
7 808
8 096

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
14.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
40.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
63.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
140 442.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 989.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
57.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
125.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
128.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6 178.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 099
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
7 180
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
60 458
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
8 041
-
-

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