National Regional Profile: Parkes (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140156200   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
69
65
53
53
61
Total dwelling units no.
81
67
62
56
65

Value of private sector houses $m
11.8
12.8
9.8
13.3
13.9
Value of new residential building $m
13.0
13.0
11.0
13.8
14.3
Value of total residential building $m
14.9
15.3
13.6
16.0
17.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
11.2
4.4
14.1
6.4
2.7
Value of total building $m
26.1
19.7
27.8
22.4
20.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
170.5
196.9
184.9
250.6
227.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
448
450
454
454
463
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
185
186
188
192
199
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
6
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
34
33
33
33
31
Articulated trucks no.
8
8
9
8
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
0
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
17
20
21
23
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
705
710
718
723
740

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 348
2 354
2 397
2 422
2 466
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 723
2 815
2 867
2 884
2 929
10 years or older no.
5 393
5 353
5 414
5 461
5 667

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
63.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
16.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
14.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
93.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
550 573.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
164 531.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
19.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
19.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
5 210.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
681 447
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
6
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
25 199
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
4 664
-
-

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