National Regional Profile: Somerset (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36580   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
180
187
168
179
268
Total dwelling units no.
180
197
176
185
292

Value of private sector houses $m
25.4
30.1
29.2
32.0
53.4
Value of new residential building $m
25.4
31.0
30.8
32.5
56.4
Value of total residential building $m
29.2
34.5
35.3
37.1
61.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.4
4.7
11.6
6.2
17.0
Value of total building $m
30.5
39.2
47.0
43.2
78.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
140.9
160.7
173.9
178.6
199.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
491
495
504
506
516
Campervans no.
3
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
173
178
182
184
189
Light rigid trucks no.
8
8
8
9
10
Heavy rigid trucks no.
28
29
29
30
30
Articulated trucks no.
9
9
9
10
9
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
6
6
Motorcycles no.
27
30
34
36
40
Total registered motor vehicles no.
744
757
774
785
804

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 425
2 703
3 172
3 358
3 590
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 188
3 325
3 528
3 623
3 805
10 years or older no.
8 314
8 470
8 483
8 703
9 082

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
61.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
49.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
9.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
120.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
419 595.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
600.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 775.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
313.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
322.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
568.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
297
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
8 415
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
117 029
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 063
-
-

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