National Regional Profile: Lake Macquarie (C) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 110054655   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
183
176
143
195
176
Total dwelling units no.
282
208
219
390
245

Value of private sector houses $m
33.9
36.3
32.1
46.4
39.8
Value of new residential building $m
51.4
41.3
46.1
99.8
52.9
Value of total residential building $m
64.0
55.8
60.3
110.9
65.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
12.9
20.6
17.3
71.6
7.9
Value of total building $m
76.8
76.4
77.6
182.5
73.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
184.7
206.8
224.8
238.0
225.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
504
513
522
525
533
Campervans no.
3
3
4
4
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
79
80
83
85
88
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
8
8
9
9
9
Articulated trucks no.
2
1
1
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
2
Motorcycles no.
19
20
22
24
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
623
635
650
658
669

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
7 204
7 483
7 870
7 924
8 070
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
9 623
9 965
10 200
10 185
10 270
10 years or older no.
16 312
16 412
16 729
17 469
18 248

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
10.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
2.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
26.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 641.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
6.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
5.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
6.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
328
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
723
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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