National Regional Profile: Meander Valley (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104212   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
53
55
34
49
44
Total dwelling units no.
53
56
37
50
47

Value of private sector houses $m
6.7
7.3
6.1
7.8
8.2
Value of new residential building $m
6.7
7.3
6.5
7.8
8.5
Value of total residential building $m
7.5
9.0
8.1
10.1
10.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.6
7.9
6.3
4.5
4.6
Value of total building $m
10.1
17.0
14.4
14.6
15.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
126.4
133.3
179.8
160.0
185.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
510
518
534
535
534
Campervans no.
6
7
8
8
9
Light commercial vehicles no.
213
221
231
227
232
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
27
28
28
28
28
Articulated trucks no.
8
8
7
7
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
1
Buses no.
6
6
6
7
7
Motorcycles no.
28
28
29
27
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
805
822
850
846
853

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 348
1 511
1 607
1 541
1 621
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 758
1 843
1 920
1 997
2 007
10 years or older no.
5 267
5 253
5 369
5 344
5 424

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
39.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
23.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
38.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
101.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
103 870.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 788.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 835.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
12.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
37.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 557.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
185 023
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
34 411
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
40 149
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 714
-
-

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