National Regional Profile: Port Pirie City and Dists (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA46450   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
64
46
62
68
95
Total dwelling units no.
69
48
62
84
99

Value of private sector houses $m
8.5
6.8
9.0
9.9
14.1
Value of new residential building $m
8.9
7.0
9.0
11.7
14.8
Value of total residential building $m
10.3
8.3
10.0
13.1
17.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
3.6
13.0
9.7
15.5
3.4
Value of total building $m
13.9
21.3
19.7
28.5
20.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
133.3
147.5
144.9
145.9
148.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
516
522
531
531
541
Campervans no.
3
3
2
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
107
107
109
110
114
Light rigid trucks no.
2
2
2
3
3
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
16
17
16
16
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
0
1
1
1
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
29
29
34
37
39
Total registered motor vehicles no.
679
685
701
705
723

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 977
2 028
2 179
2 254
2 383
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 757
2 830
2 900
2 940
3 085
10 years or older no.
7 022
7 085
7 226
7 273
7 400

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
36.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
7.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
46.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
160 371.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
77 765.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
17.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
17 400.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
71 538
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
7
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
5 454
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 327
-
-

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