National Regional Profile: Barossa (DC) - Barossa (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 410050314   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
72
74
74
74
79
Total dwelling units no.
72
77
74
75
79

Value of private sector houses $m
10.7
10.6
11.5
12.5
11.9
Value of new residential building $m
10.7
11.0
11.5
12.5
11.9
Value of total residential building $m
13.4
13.3
12.5
13.7
13.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.7
1.4
Value of total building $m
13.7
13.8
13.2
14.4
14.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
149.1
143.2
155.8
168.6
150.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
602
603
609
606
586
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
157
161
165
167
157
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
26
25
23
22
22
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
2
2
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
34
35
36
38
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
834
838
848
850
819

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 116
1 251
1 384
1 397
1 291
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 606
1 699
1 726
1 835
1 780
10 years or older no.
3 837
3 813
3 868
3 887
3 930

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
25.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
3.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
31.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
34 834.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 986.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
104.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
104.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
811.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
63 332
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 278
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
7 156
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
10
-
-

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