National Regional Profile: Geraldton (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535033522   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
47
57
55
55
106
Total dwelling units no.
58
75
92
99
130

Value of private sector houses $m
10.1
8.4
10.0
13.1
27.5
Value of new residential building $m
11.4
11.6
19.7
20.6
34.2
Value of total residential building $m
12.5
13.7
23.0
24.6
37.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
55.1
23.9
25.9
16.8
84.8
Value of total building $m
67.6
37.6
48.9
41.5
122.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
213.9
147.2
182.2
238.8
259.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
473
482
496
509
509
Campervans no.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
168
168
170
173
179
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
22
22
23
24
25
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
6
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
6
6
Motorcycles no.
27
29
33
38
43
Total registered motor vehicles no.
711
722
744
767
780

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 639
2 664
3 344
3 879
4 167
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 665
3 900
3 760
3 785
3 959
10 years or older no.
7 698
7 825
7 923
7 942
7 994

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