National Regional Profile: Central West (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 091
978
770
674
602
Total dwelling units no.
1 229
1 166
906
782
747

Value of private sector houses $m
189.4
187.5
148.8
152.0
132.7
Value of new residential building $m
205.9
210.5
167.3
167.4
152.6
Value of total residential building $m
234.8
241.1
203.8
196.6
178.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
92.5
92.5
174.8
62.0
441.3
Value of total building $m
327.2
333.6
378.6
258.6
620.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
173.6
191.7
193.3
225.5
220.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
468
472
478
478
485
Campervans no.
1
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
177
180
184
185
190
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
27
26
26
26
25
Articulated trucks no.
7
7
7
7
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
23
26
27
29
31
Total registered motor vehicles no.
715
723
735
737
750

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
30 987
31 358
33 072
32 961
33 024
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
32 976
34 078
34 741
35 288
35 664
10 years or older no.
62 535
62 747
63 294
63 806
66 391

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
590.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
251.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
142.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
983.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
5 016 629.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 169 443.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 270.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2 565.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 608.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
54 653.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
5 877 272
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
14 033
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
576 595
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
49 097
-
-

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