National Regional Profile: North West (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 35505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
14
25
23
32
49
Total dwelling units no.
23
46
27
77
101

Value of private sector houses $m
2.2
4.4
4.5
8.9
11.9
Value of new residential building $m
4.4
8.3
5.4
14.8
22.4
Value of total residential building $m
5.5
10.5
8.3
18.0
25.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
10.2
6.0
16.9
31.5
15.1
Value of total building $m
15.7
16.5
25.2
49.4
41.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
153.6
175.6
197.7
278.0
243.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
329
334
346
356
362
Campervans no.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
185
188
196
206
220
Light rigid trucks no.
6
7
8
7
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
29
29
30
29
32
Articulated trucks no.
8
9
10
11
12
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
30
30
31
35
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
595
605
629
651
679

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 288
5 542
6 179
6 828
7 495
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 363
5 395
5 531
5 601
5 694
10 years or older no.
8 969
9 067
9 137
9 294
9 660

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
361.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
367.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
27 667 315.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
np
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
195 067
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
29
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 927 256
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
16
-
-

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