National Regional Profile: Central Metropolitan (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 50505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
531
483
518
425
443
Total dwelling units no.
1 356
1 687
1 600
1 698
2 897

Value of private sector houses $m
184.8
194.6
268.4
262.4
325.1
Value of new residential building $m
302.5
438.3
501.1
611.9
1 333.5
Value of total residential building $m
367.4
498.2
595.2
700.0
1 419.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
280.0
372.9
582.5
305.9
2 286.9
Value of total building $m
647.4
871.1
1 177.7
1 006.0
3 706.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
348.2
402.6
518.1
617.7
734.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
705
732
744
698
683
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
98
103
106
95
95
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
12
12
12
12
12
Articulated trucks no.
1
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
1
1
2
2
Buses no.
15
16
17
16
16
Motorcycles no.
19
22
24
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
860
895
916
858
847

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
44 905
49 458
54 078
49 202
49 929
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
27 172
28 547
28 686
28 516
29 109
10 years or older no.
38 697
39 583
39 807
39 708
39 488

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
na
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
na
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

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

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
na
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
na
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
na
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
na
-
-

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