National Regional Profile: Port Stephens (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16400   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
414
324
249
332
218
Total dwelling units no.
696
610
509
489
539

Value of private sector houses $m
76.1
57.6
54.4
74.0
48.2
Value of new residential building $m
131.0
125.1
101.3
111.4
94.9
Value of total residential building $m
145.6
138.1
116.3
125.2
106.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
28.2
22.7
60.5
43.4
29.4
Value of total building $m
173.8
160.8
176.8
168.5
135.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
183.7
177.8
218.5
222.8
221.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
510
516
526
526
537
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
92
93
94
95
97
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
8
9
9
9
9
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
21
21
23
24
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
646
653
667
668
686

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
9 092
9 508
10 027
10 249
10 236
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
12 268
12 656
12 806
12 872
13 175
10 years or older no.
18 685
18 944
19 358
20 103
21 471

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
5.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
18.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
25.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
19 932.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
20.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
36.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
36.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
191
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 262
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
11 401
-
-
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