National Regional Profile: Blacktown (C) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105530751   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
719
545
505
611
713
Total dwelling units no.
819
670
687
841
840

Value of private sector houses $m
117.0
99.5
90.1
112.3
144.1
Value of new residential building $m
127.3
111.9
111.5
142.1
159.3
Value of total residential building $m
138.2
121.1
118.3
150.8
166.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
43.0
38.5
39.0
34.2
52.9
Value of total building $m
181.2
159.6
157.4
185.1
219.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
162.7
182.6
178.5
183.8
202.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
454
459
464
469
476
Campervans no.
0
0
0
0
0
Light commercial vehicles no.
61
62
61
60
60
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
11
10
10
Articulated trucks no.
2
3
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
1
1
1
1
1
Motorcycles no.
13
13
14
15
16
Total registered motor vehicles no.
548
554
559
563
572

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
14 202
14 571
15 091
15 399
15 635
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
15 041
15 886
16 522
17 039
17 600
10 years or older no.
17 720
18 254
18 825
19 989
21 667

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
8.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
15.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
32.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 186.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
130.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
29
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
60
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
671
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 017
-
-

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