National Regional Profile: Waratah/Wynyard (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA65410   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
54
51
60
53
66
Total dwelling units no.
62
79
77
58
79

Value of private sector houses $m
8.6
8.4
10.7
9.8
14.5
Value of new residential building $m
9.6
13.0
12.7
11.0
16.4
Value of total residential building $m
11.6
14.8
15.0
13.3
18.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.2
3.5
3.6
4.2
23.5
Value of total building $m
12.8
18.2
18.7
17.5
41.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
158.6
164.0
178.6
184.7
220.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
473
490
501
510
523
Campervans no.
7
8
8
8
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
148
154
159
164
167
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
16
15
16
16
15
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
20
20
22
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
676
700
717
738
755

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 598
1 755
1 889
1 933
2 054
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 195
2 325
2 434
2 506
2 519
10 years or older no.
5 467
5 507
5 599
5 820
6 007

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
33.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
8.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
15.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
57.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
23 649.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
177.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 165.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
15.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
18.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
487.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
5 817
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
15 746
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
15 683
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 309
-
-

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