National Regional Profile: Southern (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 610   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
316
313
315
323
372
Total dwelling units no.
317
322
337
354
406

Value of private sector houses $m
33.0
38.8
42.7
48.4
59.2
Value of new residential building $m
33.0
40.3
44.4
50.6
61.7
Value of total residential building $m
39.3
48.3
54.3
62.1
72.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
8.2
9.3
12.8
12.9
6.8
Value of total building $m
47.4
57.6
67.0
75.0
78.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
104.5
124.0
135.7
149.7
159.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
488
501
517
522
528
Campervans no.
10
11
10
11
11
Light commercial vehicles no.
204
208
216
218
222
Light rigid trucks no.
7
7
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
22
21
22
23
23
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
7
7
7
Motorcycles no.
15
16
17
18
19
Total registered motor vehicles no.
756
775
801
809
823

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 787
4 096
4 469
4 633
4 783
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 338
5 782
6 040
6 222
6 306
10 years or older no.
17 663
17 920
18 417
18 588
19 250

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
77.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
44.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
37.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
160.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
601 393.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
4 559.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
217.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2 084.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 213.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 398.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 302 633
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
5 543
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
61 448
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
142
-
-

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