National Regional Profile: Murrumbidgee (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 150155550   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
6
7
7
4
5
Total dwelling units no.
6
7
7
4
6

Value of private sector houses $m
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.5
1.0
Value of new residential building $m
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.5
1.0
Value of total residential building $m
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.8
1.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.0
4.1
1.6
0.3
1.0
Value of total building $m
1.2
5.2
2.6
1.1
2.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.9
135.0
112.1
122.5
201.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
481
479
477
480
479
Campervans no.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
293
289
287
297
306
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
4
4
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
74
65
67
63
55
Articulated trucks no.
30
23
33
25
20
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
1
2
2
3
3
Motorcycles no.
30
38
40
43
47
Total registered motor vehicles no.
914
900
912
918
921

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
593
617
601
598
556
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
637
598
617
635
656
10 years or older no.
1 149
1 108
1 143
1 117
1 132

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
64.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
3.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
71.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
176 580.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
48 416.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
129.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
508.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
508.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 148.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
134 137
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
10 647
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
29
-
-

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