National Regional Profile: Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA15650   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
113
59
76
64
123
Total dwelling units no.
137
64
119
71
161

Value of private sector houses $m
20.5
10.9
13.6
10.2
26.7
Value of new residential building $m
23.3
11.4
18.4
11.2
32.4
Value of total residential building $m
25.7
13.0
21.1
13.0
34.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.5
13.2
19.6
9.1
3.8
Value of total building $m
28.2
26.2
40.7
22.1
38.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
181.4
184.2
178.5
160.0
216.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
456
480
500
513
511
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
143
148
157
162
166
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
21
20
20
21
21
Articulated trucks no.
4
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
7
Motorcycles no.
29
28
32
37
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
666
692
724
750
757

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 929
2 962
3 453
3 746
3 857
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 955
3 149
3 183
3 299
3 285
10 years or older no.
4 478
4 745
4 900
5 009
5 055

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
9.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
11.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
34.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
121 871.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
345.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
13.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
369.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
369.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
31.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 517
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
10 421
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
35 745
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 211
-
-

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