National Regional Profile: Murray Lands (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 420   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
379
386
454
407
491
Total dwelling units no.
407
415
470
664
503

Value of private sector houses $m
44.1
54.9
66.1
63.1
74.8
Value of new residential building $m
47.4
57.7
68.0
84.1
76.8
Value of total residential building $m
54.1
66.7
79.2
92.6
87.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
55.2
34.9
25.7
69.4
19.9
Value of total building $m
109.3
101.6
105.0
162.0
106.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
116.5
142.3
145.6
155.1
152.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
573
574
581
581
591
Campervans no.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
182
181
181
182
183
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
28
28
27
26
Articulated trucks no.
11
11
12
11
12
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
28
28
30
31
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
836
836
845
844
856

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
9 851
10 234
10 646
10 488
10 176
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
13 105
13 393
13 688
13 918
14 079
10 years or older no.
34 061
33 777
34 008
34 163
35 529

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
965.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
159.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
97.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 222.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 197 745.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
787 339.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
7 163.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
14 361.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
14 408.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
54 729.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 678 250
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
49 032
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
131 638
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
183 701
-
-

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