National Regional Profile: Perth (C) - Remainder (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 505057082   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
4
13
8
8
1
Total dwelling units no.
360
654
516
942
1 486

Value of private sector houses $m
1.0
3.5
2.3
3.3
0.6
Value of new residential building $m
55.9
137.9
98.5
234.3
549.4
Value of total residential building $m
57.1
138.0
110.4
240.3
549.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
54.3
51.4
75.8
57.2
445.8
Value of total building $m
111.4
189.5
186.2
297.5
995.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
245.5
271.5
290.3
421.9
624.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
1 118
1 354
1 376
1 084
976
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
221
283
298
193
180
Light rigid trucks no.
10
17
19
9
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
28
32
31
23
23
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
7
3
4
5
5
Buses no.
127
140
134
123
113
Motorcycles no.
29
26
27
29
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
1 548
1 861
1 896
1 474
1 346

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
7 800
12 354
14 404
10 722
10 812
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 543
2 968
3 070
3 250
3 364
10 years or older no.
3 574
3 710
3 811
4 109
4 175

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
na
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
na
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
na
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
na
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
na
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
na
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
na
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
na
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
na
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
na
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
na
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
na
-
-

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