National Regional Profile: Lower Murrumbidgee (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 15015   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
209
189
169
206
142
Total dwelling units no.
267
214
182
215
151

Value of private sector houses $m
41.4
37.1
39.5
50.5
38.1
Value of new residential building $m
45.7
41.1
42.2
52.4
39.7
Value of total residential building $m
51.2
46.5
49.2
58.3
45.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
15.1
58.8
32.7
44.2
36.1
Value of total building $m
66.3
105.3
81.8
102.4
81.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
198.1
196.2
234.0
245.2
268.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
434
438
446
452
458
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
192
194
196
199
201
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
37
36
35
34
32
Articulated trucks no.
14
13
14
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
27
29
32
34
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
715
720
735
744
753

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
7 901
8 041
8 252
8 269
8 210
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
8 904
8 996
9 196
9 449
9 346
10 years or older no.
15 753
15 738
16 108
16 278
16 950

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
624.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
172.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
25.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
823.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 368 439.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
396 258.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
5 969.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
12 331.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
12 331.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
28 827.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 215 611
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
9
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
190 237
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
9 630
-
-

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