National Regional Profile: Murray Bridge (RC) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 420105040   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
188
152
175
166
250
Total dwelling units no.
197
157
182
169
250

Value of private sector houses $m
19.8
19.0
23.0
22.8
33.6
Value of new residential building $m
20.5
19.4
23.8
23.1
33.6
Value of total residential building $m
21.8
21.9
26.4
24.3
35.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
34.0
16.0
10.2
18.8
11.4
Value of total building $m
55.9
37.9
36.7
43.0
46.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
105.5
125.3
131.5
137.2
134.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
580
575
585
585
621
Campervans no.
4
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
129
127
128
132
138
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucks no.
21
20
21
20
21
Articulated trucks no.
6
6
6
7
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
3
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
26
24
27
27
31
Total registered motor vehicles no.
774
763
779
784
831

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 164
2 363
2 596
2 709
2 756
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 114
3 121
3 291
3 305
3 638
10 years or older no.
8 347
8 248
8 343
8 515
9 407

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
46.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
27.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
23.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
98.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
132 533.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
33 920.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
553.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
311.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
313.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 505.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
102 523
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
14 686
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
8 366
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
30 686
-
-

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