National Regional Profile: West Coast (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 43010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
37
23
49
29
41
Total dwelling units no.
44
25
68
35
52

Value of private sector houses $m
3.6
2.7
6.6
4.2
5.7
Value of new residential building $m
4.8
2.9
9.9
5.8
6.9
Value of total residential building $m
5.8
3.9
11.0
6.7
8.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.8
5.7
11.0
1.2
1.9
Value of total building $m
8.6
9.5
22.0
7.9
10.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
98.6
118.0
134.0
146.1
140.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
466
469
474
466
489
Campervans no.
4
4
4
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
241
248
249
248
254
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
23
21
21
20
21
Articulated trucks no.
12
12
11
10
11
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
0
1
Buses no.
8
7
7
7
8
Motorcycles no.
19
21
24
25
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
778
787
796
785
820

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
826
903
1 009
991
980
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 059
1 093
1 089
1 124
1 179
10 years or older no.
3 002
2 937
2 918
2 885
3 058

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
84.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
7.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
100.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 521 592.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
351 130.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 302.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
410 455
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 151
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
74
-
-

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