National Regional Profile: Dowerin (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA52940   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1
2
1
3
3
Total dwelling units no.
5
6
1
7
6

Value of private sector houses $m
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.8
Value of new residential building $m
0.9
0.6
0.1
1.1
1.4
Value of total residential building $m
0.9
0.6
0.1
1.1
1.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
Value of total building $m
0.9
0.6
0.2
1.1
2.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
143.7
110.6
65.8
118.7
255.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
546
527
547
550
549
Campervans no.
7
8
11
8
11
Light commercial vehicles no.
382
375
375
362
344
Light rigid trucks no.
12
11
12
9
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
183
182
182
177
164
Articulated trucks no.
30
25
30
26
25
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
9
8
9
8
8
Buses no.
9
9
8
7
8
Motorcycles no.
47
45
38
39
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
1 225
1 192
1 212
1 185
1 156

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
174
163
166
169
191
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
203
201
192
193
190
10 years or older no.
554
531
541
520
493

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
41.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
5.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
3.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
50.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
185 912.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
83 602.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
13 393.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
170 648
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 257
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
4
-
-

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