National Regional Profile: Murray (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 510016230   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
175
170
262
251
177
Total dwelling units no.
180
170
304
284
225

Value of private sector houses $m
23.4
25.6
46.8
47.9
42.4
Value of new residential building $m
24.2
25.6
52.0
53.4
50.6
Value of total residential building $m
25.8
28.5
54.9
57.1
55.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
4.7
11.4
6.9
25.9
7.7
Value of total building $m
30.4
39.9
61.8
83.0
62.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
133.7
150.9
178.5
191.0
239.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
567
573
590
625
604
Campervans no.
8
8
7
9
9
Light commercial vehicles no.
149
152
155
174
172
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
24
24
25
26
27
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
6
6
7
7
Motorcycles no.
30
32
34
41
47
Total registered motor vehicles no.
794
805
828
895
881

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 651
1 818
2 195
2 638
2 853
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 321
2 534
2 530
2 731
2 768
10 years or older no.
5 526
5 585
5 731
6 304
6 552

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
8.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
25.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
38.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
55 467.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
300.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
4.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
262.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
266.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
45.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
10 044
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 444
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
44 998
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
43 672
-
-

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