National Regional Profile: Newcastle (C) - Outer West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 110055904   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
130
127
83
108
137
Total dwelling units no.
273
235
275
244
245

Value of private sector houses $m
22.9
23.3
17.8
19.3
26.2
Value of new residential building $m
39.0
40.6
38.9
34.1
38.3
Value of total residential building $m
59.5
53.5
55.2
40.6
44.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
65.8
31.2
143.9
51.4
35.7
Value of total building $m
125.3
84.8
199.1
91.9
79.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
176.3
182.7
213.5
178.3
191.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
488
499
501
504
512
Campervans no.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
67
68
70
70
73
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
7
7
7
8
8
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
2
2
1
2
2
Motorcycles no.
22
23
25
28
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
593
607
612
620
634

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
6 029
6 348
6 522
6 814
7 014
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 897
8 120
8 284
8 454
8 550
10 years or older no.
11 540
11 889
12 239
12 523
13 231

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 400.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
np
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 523
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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