National Regional Profile: Cowra (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140152350   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
81
67
52
31
27
Total dwelling units no.
90
69
52
40
29

Value of private sector houses $m
12.7
11.5
8.8
5.8
6.0
Value of new residential building $m
13.7
11.7
8.8
7.2
6.3
Value of total residential building $m
15.4
13.5
11.8
8.6
7.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
4.1
5.2
0.8
4.6
4.6
Value of total building $m
19.5
18.8
12.6
13.2
12.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
157.4
172.2
169.1
188.6
223.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
456
455
454
458
466
Campervans no.
1
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
186
191
195
197
200
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
33
32
33
31
32
Articulated trucks no.
6
6
7
7
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
2
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
22
22
23
24
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
713
719
725
730
745

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 116
2 157
2 199
2 219
2 121
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 354
2 435
2 475
2 497
2 498
10 years or older no.
4 769
4 734
4 757
4 728
4 949

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
52.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
23.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
11.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
88.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
219 891.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
38 740.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
587.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
90.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
90.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
5 467.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
474 050
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 850
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
44 336
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
10 196
-
-

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