National Regional Profile: Northern Midlands (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104612   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
25
23
14
12
10
Total dwelling units no.
31
23
14
13
12

Value of private sector houses $m
2.9
3.5
2.3
1.7
1.4
Value of new residential building $m
3.8
3.5
2.3
1.5
1.4
Value of total residential building $m
4.6
4.1
2.9
2.6
3.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.3
3.0
3.0
4.5
0.9
Value of total building $m
5.9
7.1
5.8
7.1
4.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
115.1
151.7
162.6
139.7
141.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
515
539
555
536
568
Campervans no.
4
6
7
7
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
243
255
264
267
273
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
29
30
30
27
30
Articulated trucks no.
6
5
5
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
2
2
2
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
15
15
18
16
21
Total registered motor vehicles no.
823
862
890
868
918

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
841
889
939
776
923
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
790
832
875
933
945
10 years or older no.
2 227
2 273
2 325
2 303
2 396

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
47.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
35.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
26.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
109.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
352 329.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
12 375.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3 555.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
21.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
22.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4 546.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
864 967
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 106
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
52 634
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
35
-
-

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