National Regional Profile: Northam (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA56730   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
43
45
59
64
51
Total dwelling units no.
56
56
67
74
68

Value of private sector houses $m
4.3
5.4
8.3
10.2
8.9
Value of new residential building $m
5.8
7.3
9.9
11.5
12.2
Value of total residential building $m
6.6
8.7
11.5
14.0
14.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
4.9
4.5
3.2
3.2
3.6
Value of total building $m
11.5
13.2
14.7
17.3
17.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
99.0
119.4
141.5
159.0
173.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
483
497
519
545
549
Campervans no.
4
5
5
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
185
193
198
203
201
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
40
39
39
39
40
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
5
6
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Buses no.
5
6
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
29
30
34
41
45
Total registered motor vehicles no.
759
782
816
858
867

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 298
1 369
1 538
1 800
2 019
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 805
1 887
1 894
1 894
1 903
10 years or older no.
4 638
4 828
5 021
5 233
5 354

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
18.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
8.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
5.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
32.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
106 158.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
23 185.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
57.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
58.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6 126.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
255 193
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
5 565
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
794
-
-

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