National Regional Profile: Ovens-Murray (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 245   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
675
597
525
530
522
Total dwelling units no.
743
679
603
683
612

Value of private sector houses $m
122.5
116.8
114.7
118.6
120.3
Value of new residential building $m
132.4
130.4
130.8
136.2
136.9
Value of total residential building $m
152.2
151.0
150.7
158.6
161.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
82.7
131.6
77.1
101.5
92.4
Value of total building $m
234.9
282.6
227.8
260.1
254.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
181.5
195.7
218.4
223.7
230.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
593
602
607
603
600
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
176
181
185
186
186
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
27
26
27
28
27
Articulated trucks no.
10
10
10
10
11
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
5
6
5
Motorcycles no.
35
37
39
42
45
Total registered motor vehicles no.
856
872
884
884
884

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
17 114
17 817
18 388
18 340
18 195
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
19 312
20 267
21 627
22 595
22 917
10 years or older no.
44 937
45 098
44 922
44 904
45 746

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
108.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
135.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
82.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
327.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
547 737.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
16 458.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
78.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 766.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 854.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4 575.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
322 465
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
63 522
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
338 341
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
6 326
-
-

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