National Regional Profile: Upper Hunter Shire (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA17620   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
59
67
53
45
59
Total dwelling units no.
67
80
64
74
77

Value of private sector houses $m
10.0
13.5
11.0
10.2
13.3
Value of new residential building $m
10.7
15.2
12.4
13.9
15.5
Value of total residential building $m
12.6
17.8
15.6
17.8
19.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
3.6
2.5
2.1
18.1
4.7
Value of total building $m
16.1
20.3
17.7
35.9
24.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
170.0
200.9
207.6
225.6
225.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
451
453
465
469
467
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
186
189
194
200
202
Light rigid trucks no.
6
7
7
8
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
32
32
34
34
33
Articulated trucks no.
8
8
8
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
22
25
27
31
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
711
720
742
756
758

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 489
2 636
2 783
2 848
2 807
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 591
2 675
2 832
2 850
2 922
10 years or older no.
4 417
4 377
4 453
4 574
4 716

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
8.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
49.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
71.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
646 774.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
9 532.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
26.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
172.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
172.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
676.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
257 681
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
5 407
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
182 980
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 758
-
-

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