National Regional Profile: Meekatharra (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA55250   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
0
0
0
2
0
Total dwelling units no.
0
12
1
7
1

Value of private sector houses $m
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
Value of new residential building $m
0.0
3.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
Value of total residential building $m
0.0
3.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.2
1.0
Value of total building $m
0.1
3.2
0.6
0.6
1.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
0.0
0.0
0.0
154.0
0.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
267
259
263
284
267
Campervans no.
4
5
4
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
186
169
181
185
172
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
2
2
2
Heavy rigid trucks no.
42
39
37
36
36
Articulated trucks no.
13
11
12
15
16
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
4
7
6
4
Buses no.
16
14
15
19
19
Motorcycles no.
13
13
16
15
15
Total registered motor vehicles no.
549
518
537
562
532

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
160
140
125
124
107
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
164
153
151
152
144
10 years or older no.
422
391
385
418
400

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
5.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
6.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
6 225 103.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
87.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
30 785
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
30 304
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
19
-
-

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