National Regional Profile: Murray (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 155   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
836
782
811
639
617
Total dwelling units no.
887
1 007
920
709
692

Value of private sector houses $m
152.2
151.6
160.0
139.0
131.9
Value of new residential building $m
159.9
174.2
179.4
148.8
145.2
Value of total residential building $m
178.5
193.6
197.9
170.5
160.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
76.8
62.9
92.0
126.8
94.3
Value of total building $m
255.3
256.5
289.9
297.3
254.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
182.1
193.8
197.2
217.6
213.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
446
450
452
456
459
Campervans no.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
148
151
153
154
157
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
19
19
19
19
Articulated trucks no.
9
9
10
9
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
19
20
21
23
25
Total registered motor vehicles no.
650
658
665
670
680

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
18 272
18 632
19 228
19 337
19 125
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
20 053
21 078
21 709
22 440
22 619
10 years or older no.
35 353
35 319
35 772
36 231
37 898

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
801.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
321.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
182.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 305.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
7 808 745.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
782 100.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3 060.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
5 051.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
5 126.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
98 512.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
3 917 890
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
85 709
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
539 135
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
303 067
-
-

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