National Regional Profile: Central Highlands (R) - Emerald (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 330152276   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
93
101
119
202
120
Total dwelling units no.
95
109
147
325
171

Value of private sector houses $m
15.8
22.3
27.2
53.8
33.3
Value of new residential building $m
16.0
23.5
34.3
69.4
42.2
Value of total residential building $m
17.8
24.6
35.9
72.4
44.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
6.1
19.3
24.8
12.9
13.3
Value of total building $m
23.9
44.0
60.6
85.4
57.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
170.1
220.7
228.2
266.5
277.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
402
407
423
427
429
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
199
204
219
225
227
Light rigid trucks no.
10
10
11
11
12
Heavy rigid trucks no.
23
23
24
23
27
Articulated trucks no.
7
7
7
7
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
8
8
7
Motorcycles no.
28
29
32
34
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
678
689
725
738
749

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 155
3 545
4 264
4 722
5 021
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 734
2 721
2 858
2 960
3 108
10 years or older no.
3 858
3 946
3 981
4 035
4 240

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
66.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
83.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
150.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
969 720.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
33 848.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
69.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
884.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
884.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
16 274.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
147 854
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
31
-
-

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