National Regional Profile: Port Macquarie-Hastings (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16380   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  
Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
537
436
350
330
340
Total dwelling units no.
850
704
584
459
460

Value of private sector houses $m
99.6
88.0
74.5
74.3
82.8
Value of new residential building $m
137.0
131.7
126.2
94.1
107.8
Value of total residential building $m
150.3
142.4
136.1
104.7
118.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
80.8
29.5
73.5
80.7
34.9
Value of total building $m
231.1
171.9
209.5
185.4
153.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
185.5
201.7
213.0
225.2
243.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
516
525
533
534
541
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
97
98
99
99
100
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
11
11
11
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
20
21
22
25
28
Total registered motor vehicles no.
655
667
678
681
692

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
10 669
11 071
11 513
11 415
11 367
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
12 911
13 424
13 774
14 234
14 769
10 years or older no.
21 985
22 586
22 999
23 709
24 964

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
7.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
11.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
32.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
92 388.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
81.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
110.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
532.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
551.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
77.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
190
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
10 771
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
39 076
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 781
-
-

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