National Regional Profile: Barossa (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 41005   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
493
512
359
358
340
Total dwelling units no.
538
710
380
375
372

Value of private sector houses $m
67.4
76.0
54.9
60.0
55.3
Value of new residential building $m
72.4
86.8
58.0
62.0
61.4
Value of total residential building $m
80.3
95.3
65.5
69.4
69.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
37.0
66.2
16.7
38.6
21.1
Value of total building $m
117.3
161.5
82.2
108.1
90.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
136.7
148.5
153.0
167.7
162.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
620
614
615
615
628
Campervans no.
4
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
156
156
159
161
162
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
33
32
31
30
29
Articulated trucks no.
8
9
9
9
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
30
31
33
35
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
859
853
858
862
877

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
6 261
6 663
7 215
7 511
7 445
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
8 279
8 608
8 927
9 332
9 573
10 years or older no.
19 890
19 879
19 990
20 223
21 216

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
158.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
104.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
14.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
277.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
267 699.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
87 946.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
642.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
540.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
544.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
27 398.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
281 684
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
3 546
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
20 418
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
106 226
-
-

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