National Regional Profile: Dorset (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61810   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
25
34
18
19
23
Total dwelling units no.
29
36
25
19
28

Value of private sector houses $m
3.3
4.5
2.7
2.6
3.9
Value of new residential building $m
3.8
4.9
3.3
2.6
4.5
Value of total residential building $m
4.7
6.5
4.8
4.5
6.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.2
4.0
5.4
3.3
2.5
Value of total building $m
5.9
10.5
10.2
7.8
9.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
131.9
132.9
150.3
137.3
169.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
487
495
502
502
506
Campervans no.
8
9
11
12
12
Light commercial vehicles no.
241
251
263
264
265
Light rigid trucks no.
7
7
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
35
33
34
33
33
Articulated trucks no.
11
14
12
12
13
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
6
7
6
Motorcycles no.
29
31
32
33
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
824
847
870
871
876

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 038
1 129
1 168
1 138
1 122
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 327
1 415
1 466
1 467
1 499
10 years or older no.
3 599
3 623
3 640
3 670
3 763

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
30.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
24.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
31.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
86.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
125 614.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
492.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 296.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
3.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
814.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
84 088
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
29 048
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
54 943
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
6 058
-
-

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