National Regional Profile: Yass Valley (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA18710   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
112
112
85
93
88
Total dwelling units no.
112
122
85
97
94

Value of private sector houses $m
19.6
21.6
17.5
18.8
20.6
Value of new residential building $m
19.6
22.8
17.5
19.1
21.2
Value of total residential building $m
22.6
24.7
20.0
20.5
22.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.9
1.0
0.9
17.8
2.1
Value of total building $m
24.6
25.7
20.9
38.3
24.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
175.6
193.6
205.7
201.9
233.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
500
499
498
501
509
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
189
195
194
195
199
Light rigid trucks no.
8
8
8
7
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
31
30
31
31
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
3
4
3
4
Motorcycles no.
21
21
22
23
25
Total registered motor vehicles no.
757
763
762
767
780

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 490
2 572
2 581
2 682
2 716
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 640
2 806
2 994
3 121
3 287
10 years or older no.
4 874
4 874
4 907
5 061
5 224

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
11.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
21.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
22.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
55.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
287 025.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
6 213.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
10.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
83.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
99.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 031.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
967 307
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
98
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
38 816
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
729
-
-

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