National Regional Profile: Mallee (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 230   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
537
549
538
525
389
Total dwelling units no.
599
616
636
611
469

Value of private sector houses $m
90.2
103.6
104.6
105.3
84.7
Value of new residential building $m
99.1
111.3
116.7
118.4
94.6
Value of total residential building $m
116.3
125.1
131.2
134.7
111.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
47.3
85.0
72.7
83.9
38.8
Value of total building $m
163.6
210.1
203.9
218.5
150.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
168.0
188.7
194.4
200.6
217.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
518
524
527
527
527
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
218
221
224
225
226
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
37
36
35
34
34
Articulated trucks no.
18
19
19
19
19
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
23
24
26
28
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
826
836
845
848
850

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
15 258
15 504
15 950
16 246
16 345
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
17 948
18 683
19 395
19 830
19 871
10 years or older no.
41 465
41 773
42 149
42 644
43 350

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
993.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
149.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
142.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 285.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 486 613.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 083 250.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 624.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
14 997.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
14 999.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
98 110.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
923 307
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
100 677
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
64 349
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
99 628
-
-

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