National Regional Profile: Southern Mallee (DC) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 420107290   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
6
3
4
4
5
Total dwelling units no.
9
3
4
4
5

Value of private sector houses $m
1.0
0.2
0.5
0.5
1.2
Value of new residential building $m
1.1
0.2
0.4
0.5
1.2
Value of total residential building $m
1.2
0.5
0.6
0.7
1.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.3
1.1
Value of total building $m
2.1
1.4
1.6
1.0
2.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
161.4
70.5
113.2
121.2
249.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
567
573
575
573
585
Campervans no.
4
4
4
6
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
328
327
329
324
328
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
71
70
65
59
58
Articulated trucks no.
16
17
18
19
23
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
42
36
39
44
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
1 039
1 039
1 042
1 037
1 050

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
463
472
463
443
426
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
532
555
555
546
562
10 years or older no.
1 296
1 264
1 274
1 289
1 308

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
111.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
16.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
135.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
394 488.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
135 429.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3 608.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
431.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
434.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
12 893.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
325 768
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
89
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
9 182
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
23 078
-
-

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