National Regional Profile: Macedon Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA24130   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
491
342
305
241
320
Total dwelling units no.
529
364
325
262
329

Value of private sector houses $m
90.7
69.3
66.9
58.1
83.0
Value of new residential building $m
95.2
71.7
69.4
61.2
84.1
Value of total residential building $m
107.0
86.5
82.5
73.7
100.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
21.4
13.8
21.1
26.5
17.9
Value of total building $m
128.4
100.4
103.6
100.2
118.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
184.8
202.6
219.2
241.3
259.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
592
596
606
611
614
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
157
159
161
162
164
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
23
23
23
23
23
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
5
5
6
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
31
32
34
36
39
Total registered motor vehicles no.
821
829
841
851
859

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
7 114
7 535
7 567
7 658
7 765
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
8 223
8 548
9 226
9 546
9 565
10 years or older no.
16 592
16 602
16 803
17 189
17 823

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
12.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
23.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
41.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
88 087.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 745.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
71.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
92.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
93.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
726.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
165 774
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
461
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
34 825
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
16 199
-
-

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