National Regional Profile: Walgett (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA17900   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2
2
5
5
16
Total dwelling units no.
2
10
9
20
35

Value of private sector houses $m
0.1
0.1
1.0
1.3
3.0
Value of new residential building $m
0.1
1.7
1.8
5.1
6.7
Value of total residential building $m
0.2
2.6
2.8
5.3
6.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.4
0.0
0.4
1.2
2.2
Value of total building $m
0.5
2.6
3.1
6.5
9.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
35.0
52.0
192.4
253.1
187.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
337
348
356
358
361
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
221
230
233
236
231
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
7
8
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
28
28
28
29
28
Articulated trucks no.
9
10
11
12
11
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
6
7
6
Motorcycles no.
11
11
13
16
18
Total registered motor vehicles no.
621
642
660
670
668

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
944
985
1 015
968
916
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 111
1 120
1 131
1 138
1 089
10 years or older no.
2 656
2 654
2 646
2 686
2 733

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
150.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
31.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
196.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 085 849.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
351 214.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
45 611.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
664 009
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
73 127
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
243
-
-

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