National Regional Profile: Merredin (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA55460   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
4
5
2
17
14
Total dwelling units no.
4
6
6
23
15

Value of private sector houses $m
0.6
1.1
0.5
3.6
3.0
Value of new residential building $m
0.6
1.2
1.3
5.2
3.2
Value of total residential building $m
0.7
1.5
1.7
5.4
4.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
3.5
0.5
4.7
0.4
1.8
Value of total building $m
4.3
2.0
6.4
5.7
5.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
137.8
218.9
259.0
209.9
217.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
501
517
507
517
537
Campervans no.
4
5
4
3
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
244
264
269
263
276
Light rigid trucks no.
7
8
8
10
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
99
100
98
101
102
Articulated trucks no.
19
24
21
22
24
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
3
4
4
4
Buses no.
8
10
10
9
10
Motorcycles no.
40
40
40
44
52
Total registered motor vehicles no.
926
971
961
973
1 018

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
637
691
746
803
797
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
760
784
696
665
723
10 years or older no.
1 826
1 862
1 861
1 876
1 924

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
56.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
4.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
65.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
327 829.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
162 061.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
13 905.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
219 795
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
8
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 038
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 448
-
-

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