National Regional Profile: Balranald (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA10300   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
6
7
2
3
4
Total dwelling units no.
6
11
2
3
4

Value of private sector houses $m
1.0
1.2
0.2
0.5
0.7
Value of new residential building $m
1.0
1.5
0.2
0.5
0.7
Value of total residential building $m
1.0
1.7
0.5
1.1
1.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.0
0.6
1.1
4.2
0.7
Value of total building $m
1.0
2.3
1.7
5.3
1.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
159.1
172.0
121.5
181.7
169.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
394
392
389
390
382
Campervans no.
0
0
0
0
0
Light commercial vehicles no.
246
244
236
237
248
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
4
6
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
24
24
22
22
22
Articulated trucks no.
18
17
13
14
16
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
0
0
Buses no.
8
8
9
9
8
Motorcycles no.
12
14
17
15
17
Total registered motor vehicles no.
708
705
692
693
699

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
483
466
464
451
449
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
529
516
482
481
472
10 years or older no.
843
839
819
818
818

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
57.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
17.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
83.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 726 970.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
55 581.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
157.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
147.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
147.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
870.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
388 592
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
19 874
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2
-
-

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