National Regional Profile: Blue Mountains (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA10900   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
206
135
112
103
74
Total dwelling units no.
230
166
112
127
92

Value of private sector houses $m
38.6
27.0
25.2
24.7
19.4
Value of new residential building $m
41.3
31.4
25.2
28.0
22.2
Value of total residential building $m
71.0
60.3
50.1
49.2
43.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
20.5
27.8
17.8
8.1
7.1
Value of total building $m
91.5
88.1
67.9
57.3
51.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
187.4
199.7
225.1
239.4
262.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
496
508
519
522
532
Campervans no.
2
2
2
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
68
71
72
73
73
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
3
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
6
6
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
23
23
24
26
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
601
617
629
635
647

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
11 808
11 933
12 148
12 152
12 110
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
13 702
14 107
14 484
14 629
14 647
10 years or older no.
20 722
21 115
21 203
21 643
22 883

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
5.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
6.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
2 754.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
41.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
43.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
742
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
366
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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