National Regional Profile: Perth (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA57080   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
4
13
8
8
1
Total dwelling units no.
360
846
765
942
1 988

Value of private sector houses $m
1.0
3.5
2.3
3.3
0.6
Value of new residential building $m
55.9
170.1
156.5
234.3
757.5
Value of total residential building $m
57.1
171.4
169.4
241.5
758.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
147.8
279.4
399.9
188.8
1 852.2
Value of total building $m
204.9
450.8
569.3
430.3
2 610.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
245.5
271.5
290.3
421.9
624.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
1 263
1 450
1 435
1 139
1 027
Campervans no.
5
6
7
7
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
273
313
321
223
212
Light rigid trucks no.
13
18
19
10
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
36
39
36
28
30
Articulated trucks no.
4
6
6
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
14
4
5
5
6
Buses no.
123
133
127
115
107
Motorcycles no.
30
28
29
31
36
Total registered motor vehicles no.
1 761
1 996
1 984
1 565
1 439

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
10 382
14 644
16 705
12 770
12 838
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 027
3 492
3 543
3 703
3 916
10 years or older no.
4 074
4 340
4 462
4 864
4 988

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
na
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
na
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

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

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
na
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
na
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
na
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
na
-
-

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