National Regional Profile: Mersey-Lyell (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 620   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
544
470
427
499
512
Total dwelling units no.
646
555
527
565
611

Value of private sector houses $m
80.6
79.6
75.8
96.6
106.2
Value of new residential building $m
88.2
91.6
92.6
106.6
120.1
Value of total residential building $m
104.0
109.6
113.6
126.8
140.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
29.9
60.9
55.2
72.0
82.7
Value of total building $m
133.8
170.6
168.8
198.7
222.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
148.1
169.4
177.6
193.6
207.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
501
515
526
531
535
Campervans no.
8
8
8
8
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
158
164
170
172
175
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
19
19
18
19
Articulated trucks no.
4
5
5
5
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
23
24
26
28
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
722
743
763
773
783

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
14 167
15 215
16 355
16 722
17 335
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
18 741
19 584
20 439
20 698
20 592
10 years or older no.
45 386
46 200
46 873
47 615
49 078

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
206.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
84.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
136.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
427.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
290 277.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 427.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
8 456.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
355.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
370.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
5 124.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
100 129
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
127 468
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
207 720
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 085
-
-

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