National Regional Profile: North Central Plain (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 13020   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
36
41
55
50
64
Total dwelling units no.
42
47
80
85
77

Value of private sector houses $m
6.4
7.5
11.3
9.3
12.6
Value of new residential building $m
7.5
8.7
16.1
15.0
15.3
Value of total residential building $m
9.8
10.7
19.1
19.6
18.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
11.0
9.1
8.7
11.0
25.8
Value of total building $m
20.7
19.9
27.9
30.6
44.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
178.8
182.9
204.9
186.8
197.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
369
377
386
392
396
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
216
223
232
236
239
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
32
32
33
32
31
Articulated trucks no.
10
13
12
12
12
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
15
15
16
19
20
Total registered motor vehicles no.
653
672
690
703
710

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 933
4 995
5 312
5 420
5 374
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 473
5 561
5 442
5 332
5 211
10 years or older no.
8 590
8 684
8 840
8 924
9 185

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
688.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
95.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
792.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 540 313.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
791 244.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
141.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 816.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 816.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
232 052.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
408 951
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
321
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
281 973
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
18 080
-
-

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