National Regional Profile: Hunter (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 110   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3 389
2 846
2 217
2 283
2 192
Total dwelling units no.
5 547
4 299
4 074
3 946
3 440

Value of private sector houses $m
597.9
533.6
450.0
480.9
490.9
Value of new residential building $m
951.3
787.0
715.7
800.7
708.7
Value of total residential building $m
1 126.1
939.7
879.5
941.1
843.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
617.3
391.8
804.2
635.4
707.7
Value of total building $m
1 743.4
1 331.4
1 683.7
1 576.5
1 550.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
176.4
187.5
203.0
210.6
224.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
501
504
514
519
526
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
91
93
96
97
100
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
11
12
12
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
21
22
24
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
637
643
658
667
680

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
93 552
96 062
102 885
106 571
109 128
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
114 692
117 343
120 025
121 803
122 886
10 years or older no.
176 743
179 499
183 138
189 184
198 075

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
57.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
186.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
88.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
333.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 365 543.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
10 964.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
377.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 038.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1 040.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
984.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
262 399
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
49 060
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
447 371
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
3 475
-
-

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