National Regional Profile: Preston (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 51010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
242
342
395
354
351
Total dwelling units no.
242
366
425
391
369

Value of private sector houses $m
33.9
49.8
67.9
68.4
78.2
Value of new residential building $m
33.9
52.7
72.9
74.2
81.5
Value of total residential building $m
38.2
57.9
79.9
82.9
94.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
3.7
22.2
35.1
78.9
79.2
Value of total building $m
41.9
80.1
115.0
161.9
173.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
140.1
145.6
171.8
193.4
222.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
508
523
540
557
561
Campervans no.
6
6
6
6
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
217
222
229
239
246
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
34
35
37
39
42
Articulated trucks no.
9
9
10
11
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
3
5
4
4
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
7
Motorcycles no.
36
37
41
47
52
Total registered motor vehicles no.
823
846
881
916
935

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 826
4 883
6 076
7 192
7 940
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
6 939
7 382
7 234
7 335
7 464
10 years or older no.
16 144
16 761
17 371
17 789
18 234

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
107.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
75.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
48.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
231.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
262 847.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
4 371.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 509.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 803.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 812.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
876.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
248 673
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
45 058
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
141 638
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 255
-
-

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