National Regional Profile: Central Highlands (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 220   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 291
1 171
1 075
1 042
1 145
Total dwelling units no.
1 442
1 393
1 220
1 104
1 270

Value of private sector houses $m
216.9
209.9
200.8
199.8
221.6
Value of new residential building $m
233.2
231.6
218.5
208.9
241.3
Value of total residential building $m
264.5
266.8
247.1
242.9
278.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
93.5
80.4
95.1
144.3
144.7
Value of total building $m
357.9
347.2
342.1
387.2
423.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
168.0
179.2
186.8
191.7
193.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
581
583
584
581
582
Campervans no.
2
2
3
3
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
145
147
150
150
153
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
20
21
21
21
Articulated trucks no.
6
6
6
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
25
26
27
28
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
791
798
803
802
808

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
24 944
25 578
25 695
26 191
26 455
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
26 450
28 080
30 220
30 993
31 753
10 years or older no.
62 628
62 579
62 569
62 949
64 645

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
217.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
155.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
75.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
447.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
768 691.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
116 006.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 965.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
485.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
497.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
36 683.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 631 170
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
7 986
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
131 276
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
31 047
-
-

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