National Regional Profile: North Western Rural (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 62010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
117
109
96
97
85
Total dwelling units no.
126
118
98
101
86

Value of private sector houses $m
14.4
14.9
15.3
16.5
14.8
Value of new residential building $m
15.4
15.6
15.6
16.9
14.9
Value of total residential building $m
18.5
19.3
20.4
22.1
20.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
5.9
9.5
9.2
11.6
18.1
Value of total building $m
24.3
28.8
29.6
33.7
38.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
122.9
136.6
159.0
169.7
174.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
478
490
503
509
520
Campervans no.
6
6
7
7
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
202
206
215
217
223
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
27
27
27
27
27
Articulated trucks no.
5
6
5
5
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
25
26
28
31
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
755
773
798
810
831

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 171
3 383
3 621
3 675
3 764
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 270
4 422
4 686
4 792
4 803
10 years or older no.
10 797
11 040
11 236
11 491
11 980

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
118.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
75.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
127.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
321.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
255 080.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
711.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
5 024.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
59.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
69.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 076.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
73 718
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
119 936
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
186 054
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 258
-
-

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