National Regional Profile: Pilbara (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 540   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
158
184
220
311
359
Total dwelling units no.
229
258
307
424
492

Value of private sector houses $m
27.6
46.6
58.5
110.8
149.5
Value of new residential building $m
40.1
62.5
81.4
182.2
203.2
Value of total residential building $m
43.1
67.7
91.6
189.0
212.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
43.4
45.1
147.3
193.5
495.7
Value of total building $m
86.4
112.9
238.9
382.5
707.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
174.5
253.1
265.7
356.2
416.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
385
397
402
418
421
Campervans no.
3
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
136
140
144
153
161
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
20
22
23
25
Articulated trucks no.
4
5
5
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
12
11
11
12
12
Motorcycles no.
36
36
37
40
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
602
618
632
664
681

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 960
6 459
7 493
9 075
9 928
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 082
7 236
7 335
7 498
7 685
10 years or older no.
12 212
12 728
13 030
13 404
13 722

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
33.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
33.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
15 064 585.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
50
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
252 434
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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