National Regional Profile: Northern Slopes (excl. Tamworth) (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 13010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
93
158
141
117
115
Total dwelling units no.
99
163
158
125
141

Value of private sector houses $m
15.0
25.1
25.9
24.9
25.5
Value of new residential building $m
15.7
25.6
28.4
25.7
29.9
Value of total residential building $m
19.1
29.4
34.6
30.9
38.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
13.3
10.8
22.2
25.9
11.3
Value of total building $m
32.5
40.2
56.8
56.9
49.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
161.0
159.0
183.6
212.8
221.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
441
449
450
451
461
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
198
203
208
209
217
Light rigid trucks no.
6
7
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
37
37
38
38
39
Articulated trucks no.
8
9
9
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
5
Motorcycles no.
17
19
21
24
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
715
731
740
744
766

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
6 076
6 335
6 673
6 825
6 924
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 558
7 817
8 058
8 098
8 118
10 years or older no.
15 973
16 077
16 077
16 086
16 793

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
263.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
317.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
40.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
621.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 945 741.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
412 936.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
87.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
494.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
504.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
52 289.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 242 626
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
6 702
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
745 319
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
24 822
-
-

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