National Regional Profile: Augusta-Margaret River (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA50280   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
234
182
181
195
135
Total dwelling units no.
236
229
194
195
157

Value of private sector houses $m
36.2
35.3
39.8
49.2
37.2
Value of new residential building $m
36.5
39.7
42.1
49.2
39.8
Value of total residential building $m
37.8
41.4
44.1
52.3
42.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
8.8
18.9
9.8
17.6
8.1
Value of total building $m
46.6
60.3
53.9
70.0
50.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
154.9
194.2
219.9
252.4
275.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
531
550
574
604
619
Campervans no.
7
6
6
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
197
195
204
205
207
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
21
22
24
22
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
3
3
3
2
Buses no.
9
10
10
9
10
Motorcycles no.
25
26
32
33
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
800
819
859
894
915

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 385
1 370
1 676
2 039
2 194
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 111
2 330
2 331
2 420
2 477
10 years or older no.
5 175
5 309
5 565
5 913
6 155

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
21.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
12.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
15.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
49.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
64 482.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
13.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
135.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
137.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
28 415
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
16 890
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
35 415
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
17
-
-

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