National Regional Profile: Light (RegC) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 410053650   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
198
217
116
123
119
Total dwelling units no.
200
219
119
123
134

Value of private sector houses $m
26.8
33.9
17.7
20.7
20.1
Value of new residential building $m
27.0
34.1
18.4
20.7
23.6
Value of total residential building $m
28.6
36.2
20.3
23.0
26.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
22.3
15.9
6.6
16.6
10.3
Value of total building $m
50.9
52.1
26.9
39.5
36.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
135.3
156.2
152.4
168.0
169.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
643
635
624
626
647
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
146
146
149
150
154
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
35
35
34
32
30
Articulated trucks no.
7
7
7
7
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
2
Motorcycles no.
29
28
28
32
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
870
861
853
858
884

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 864
1 978
2 122
2 234
2 285
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 477
2 567
2 680
2 826
2 946
10 years or older no.
6 016
6 083
6 071
6 143
6 468

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
62.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
61.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
130.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
129 175.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
46 682.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
401.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
66.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
69.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
17 165.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
143 454
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
716
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
3 722
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
79 701
-
-

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