National Regional Profile: Kangaroo Island (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA42750   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
104
89
55
69
69
Total dwelling units no.
109
94
67
69
79

Value of private sector houses $m
12.1
11.5
8.0
7.9
10.4
Value of new residential building $m
12.5
12.2
9.8
7.9
11.8
Value of total residential building $m
13.1
13.6
10.8
8.7
12.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.6
10.9
3.8
8.5
1.5
Value of total building $m
15.7
24.5
14.6
17.2
14.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
116.8
129.2
146.0
114.9
150.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
551
553
571
574
572
Campervans no.
6
6
5
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
292
292
296
295
306
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
32
33
33
33
32
Articulated trucks no.
11
10
10
12
12
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
25
24
24
27
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
928
930
952
959
969

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
588
616
631
631
584
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
828
845
883
916
982
10 years or older no.
2 625
2 651
2 706
2 729
2 812

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
12.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
19.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
17.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
49.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
218 662.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
9 984.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
25.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
26.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
5 782.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
681 356
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
28 630
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
363
-
-

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