National Regional Profile: Wangaratta (RC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26700   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
139
168
135
144
126
Total dwelling units no.
145
200
150
237
162

Value of private sector houses $m
24.3
30.8
27.0
31.1
24.9
Value of new residential building $m
25.0
35.1
29.5
38.3
30.8
Value of total residential building $m
30.3
40.8
35.0
45.3
37.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
20.2
12.2
16.3
20.5
29.7
Value of total building $m
50.5
53.1
51.3
65.7
67.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
175.2
183.1
200.3
216.0
197.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
582
589
594
590
586
Campervans no.
3
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
172
176
181
182
181
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
26
27
27
27
27
Articulated trucks no.
7
7
7
7
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
27
29
32
34
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
830
843
856
855
853

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 450
4 736
4 976
4 939
4 942
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 119
5 369
5 697
6 017
6 101
10 years or older no.
12 666
12 670
12 713
12 712
12 933

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
39.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
48.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
19.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
107.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
168 077.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
6 176.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
49.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
441.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
500.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 265.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
130 569
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
14 773
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
107 365
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
35
-
-

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