National Regional Profile: Ballina (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA10250   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
172
121
134
97
118
Total dwelling units no.
335
243
546
202
192

Value of private sector houses $m
33.2
28.0
30.2
23.4
35.9
Value of new residential building $m
61.6
52.3
106.2
41.8
51.4
Value of total residential building $m
71.2
59.1
115.9
49.2
60.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
16.5
13.4
49.0
29.8
76.4
Value of total building $m
87.7
72.5
164.9
79.0
136.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
192.9
231.3
225.1
241.7
304.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
495
509
509
513
521
Campervans no.
3
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
91
93
96
97
99
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
3
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
10
11
11
11
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
19
20
22
23
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
625
642
649
656
669

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 609
5 927
6 135
6 492
6 653
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
6 813
7 045
7 303
7 533
7 723
10 years or older no.
12 279
12 598
12 692
12 880
13 490

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
77.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
81.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
31 401.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
57.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
63.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
4 160.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
4 338.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
8 181.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
147
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
497
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
10 428
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
10
-
-

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