National Regional Profile: West Central Highlands (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 22015   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
93
106
65
71
77
Total dwelling units no.
98
111
74
71
105

Value of private sector houses $m
12.3
15.7
11.4
11.4
14.0
Value of new residential building $m
12.7
15.9
12.4
11.4
19.6
Value of total residential building $m
14.7
19.6
15.6
15.4
23.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
11.4
9.1
14.9
13.1
7.9
Value of total building $m
26.1
28.6
30.5
28.5
31.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
132.2
148.1
174.7
160.8
182.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
549
559
562
554
552
Campervans no.
3
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
223
226
230
229
232
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
42
42
42
41
41
Articulated trucks no.
11
11
12
12
13
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
5
5
5
4
4
Buses no.
4
4
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
27
28
29
29
31
Total registered motor vehicles no.
869
883
893
884
887

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 892
3 002
3 043
3 001
2 901
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 426
3 578
3 865
3 954
3 993
10 years or older no.
9 575
9 603
9 567
9 406
9 558

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
97.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
92.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
51.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
241.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
556 179.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
96 286.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
275.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
85.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
89.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
33 269.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 097 510
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
166
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
60 103
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
4 115
-
-

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