National Regional Profile: Tamworth Regional (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA17310   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
257
312
310
312
289
Total dwelling units no.
299
395
402
403
352

Value of private sector houses $m
44.6
58.7
59.4
65.3
63.1
Value of new residential building $m
49.8
68.0
71.4
79.0
69.4
Value of total residential building $m
57.4
77.1
82.7
88.6
81.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
38.5
18.4
27.4
58.8
32.2
Value of total building $m
95.8
95.5
110.1
147.5
113.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
173.2
187.9
191.8
209.3
218.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
487
489
487
489
490
Campervans no.
1
1
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
152
155
154
153
154
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
27
27
26
26
23
Articulated trucks no.
6
6
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
3
3
Motorcycles no.
21
24
24
27
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
705
712
710
712
713

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
9 054
9 226
9 434
9 642
9 384
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
10 139
10 408
10 690
11 033
11 078
10 years or older no.
19 343
19 566
19 554
19 694
20 307

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
24.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
123.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
30.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
179.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
777 186.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
29 408.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
28.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
150.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
156.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
342.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
522 614
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
9 478
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
230 765
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
7 129
-
-

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