National Regional Profile: Central Highlands (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61010   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
29
22
26
19
16
Total dwelling units no.
29
24
28
19
16

Value of private sector houses $m
1.7
1.7
2.2
1.8
2.3
Value of new residential building $m
1.7
2.0
2.3
1.8
2.3
Value of total residential building $m
2.2
2.4
2.8
2.6
2.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.8
0.1
0.8
0.7
0.4
Value of total building $m
2.9
2.5
3.6
3.2
3.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
59.8
79.0
86.3
92.2
143.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
442
449
470
473
480
Campervans no.
6
6
7
6
7
Light commercial vehicles no.
170
179
189
192
198
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
18
18
19
19
18
Articulated trucks no.
3
4
5
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
13
13
15
16
17
Total registered motor vehicles no.
661
679
714
721
734

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
193
214
237
250
257
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
309
340
355
354
357
10 years or older no.
1 023
1 040
1 063
1 065
1 103

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
7.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
13.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
35.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
209 560.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 110.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
14.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
20.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
42.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 350.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
454 244
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 408
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
18 879
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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