National Regional Profile: Bourke (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA11150   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
6
6
11
8
8
Total dwelling units no.
14
11
12
8
8

Value of private sector houses $m
0.6
1.2
2.1
1.2
2.1
Value of new residential building $m
1.9
2.0
2.3
1.2
2.1
Value of total residential building $m
2.4
2.2
2.3
1.3
2.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.9
0.7
0.0
0.9
0.3
Value of total building $m
3.3
2.9
2.3
2.2
2.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
91.7
198.5
192.4
149.5
260.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
275
289
295
301
309
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
185
194
215
215
212
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
26
27
31
31
29
Articulated trucks no.
7
9
8
8
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
8
9
8
8
8
Motorcycles no.
6
6
6
9
10
Total registered motor vehicles no.
514
541
570
581
585

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
517
546
552
553
551
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
539
521
516
501
482
10 years or older no.
760
767
781
763
774

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
21.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
6.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
7.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
35.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 924 208.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
6 538.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
36.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
762.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
762.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6 489.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
318 017
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
9
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
16 775
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
139
-
-

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