National Regional Profile: Central Highlands (R) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32270   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
108
150
180
250
145
Total dwelling units no.
110
159
216
400
196

Value of private sector houses $m
17.8
31.2
40.3
63.8
39.3
Value of new residential building $m
18.1
32.6
48.3
84.7
48.1
Value of total residential building $m
20.7
34.4
50.4
88.8
51.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
11.4
24.1
46.0
22.2
14.9
Value of total building $m
32.1
58.5
96.4
111.1
66.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
165.2
208.1
223.6
255.4
271.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
388
411
427
432
433
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
194
214
228
237
240
Light rigid trucks no.
8
9
9
10
10
Heavy rigid trucks no.
26
31
32
33
33
Articulated trucks no.
9
11
10
10
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
26
28
32
35
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
657
711
749
765
771

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 460
6 392
7 639
8 327
8 596
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 828
5 200
5 398
5 519
5 588
10 years or older no.
7 339
7 941
8 078
8 089
8 287

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
133.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
316.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
449.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
5 843 006.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
184 396.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
69.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
884.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
884.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
37 766.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
17 844
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
934 453
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
36
-
-

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