National Regional Profile: Macedon Ranges (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 235204135   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
233
146
138
122
175
Total dwelling units no.
254
154
149
135
177

Value of private sector houses $m
46.2
32.8
30.5
32.0
49.7
Value of new residential building $m
49.2
33.7
31.8
34.1
50.0
Value of total residential building $m
56.0
41.3
41.0
41.5
60.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
15.1
6.4
13.3
17.6
12.1
Value of total building $m
71.2
47.8
54.4
59.1
72.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
198.3
224.9
221.1
262.4
284.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
576
581
587
593
600
Campervans no.
3
3
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
127
129
130
131
135
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
18
18
18
18
18
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
2
2
3
2
Motorcycles no.
30
32
33
34
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
765
774
781
790
803

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 653
3 883
3 866
3 913
3 943
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 081
4 211
4 564
4 653
4 775
10 years or older no.
7 340
7 321
7 279
7 527
7 857

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
5.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
9.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
13 479.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
335.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
71.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
17.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
19.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
19.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
10 836
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
47
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
7 269
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
3 450
-
-

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