National Regional Profile: West Ovens-Murray (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 24510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
166
195
171
167
152
Total dwelling units no.
175
227
186
267
191

Value of private sector houses $m
29.3
36.1
34.7
36.6
30.9
Value of new residential building $m
30.4
40.4
37.2
45.2
37.3
Value of total residential building $m
36.7
46.8
43.5
52.8
45.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
20.8
12.9
16.6
23.8
31.3
Value of total building $m
57.5
59.7
60.1
76.6
76.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
176.8
185.2
203.1
219.4
203.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
590
597
600
595
589
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
178
183
188
188
188
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
29
29
29
29
28
Articulated trucks no.
9
9
9
9
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
5
6
5
Motorcycles no.
28
30
33
36
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
848
863
873
872
868

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 151
5 469
5 722
5 678
5 638
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 912
6 261
6 648
6 995
7 100
10 years or older no.
14 759
14 761
14 775
14 801
15 046

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
48.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
55.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
21.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
125.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
210 088.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
13 957.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
49.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
469.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
528.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 256.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
197 870
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
14 986
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
120 940
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
956
-
-

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