National Regional Profile: Penrith (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16350   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
293
121
115
280
177
Total dwelling units no.
837
246
193
492
441

Value of private sector houses $m
56.6
27.7
26.2
61.7
43.9
Value of new residential building $m
117.5
41.2
44.0
91.1
79.4
Value of total residential building $m
149.4
66.0
65.9
112.3
97.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
80.5
140.3
77.8
152.4
314.1
Value of total building $m
230.0
206.4
143.7
264.7
411.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
193.3
229.0
228.2
220.5
247.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
479
484
493
500
511
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
73
76
78
77
79
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
12
12
12
12
12
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
0
0
1
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
17
18
19
20
21
Total registered motor vehicles no.
592
602
613
620
635

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
29 748
29 883
30 407
30 258
30 929
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
32 776
33 820
34 601
35 188
35 110
10 years or older no.
42 065
42 728
43 442
45 171
48 688

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
21.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
20.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
55.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
5 544.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
358.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
74.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
74.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
94
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
364
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
4 014
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
np
-
-

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