National Regional Profile: South West (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
3 613
3 740
4 105
3 488
2 842
Total dwelling units no.
4 551
4 383
4 703
4 481
3 660

Value of private sector houses $m
546.3
623.3
801.0
802.6
728.3
Value of new residential building $m
659.9
720.8
899.1
1 082.1
1 013.1
Value of total residential building $m
689.9
756.3
958.2
1 138.6
1 082.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
149.2
180.8
227.7
264.1
414.7
Value of total building $m
839.1
937.1
1 185.9
1 402.7
1 497.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
151.2
166.7
195.1
230.1
256.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
539
550
565
581
582
Campervans no.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
153
155
159
164
166
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
20
20
21
22
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
6
6
7
6
Motorcycles no.
29
30
34
38
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
762
776
802
828
835

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
29 812
31 746
38 937
46 450
51 123
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
41 315
44 505
44 747
46 024
47 565
10 years or older no.
86 211
89 283
92 727
95 710
98 339

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
268.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
190.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
127.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
585.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
755 141.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
18 815.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3 466.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3 986.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
4 018.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
5 857.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 045 578
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
103 671
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
393 214
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
54 712
-
-

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