National Regional Profile: Murrumbidgee (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 150   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
864
905
559
537
534
Total dwelling units no.
1 020
1 065
713
767
731

Value of private sector houses $m
154.7
186.7
119.7
124.5
130.1
Value of new residential building $m
172.2
209.4
143.1
153.9
161.2
Value of total residential building $m
193.7
234.4
176.3
179.4
184.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
64.8
121.8
96.9
179.5
80.4
Value of total building $m
258.6
356.3
273.2
358.9
265.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
179.0
206.3
214.2
231.8
243.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
457
461
466
468
476
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
167
170
172
174
177
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
29
29
28
27
Articulated trucks no.
12
12
12
11
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
23
24
26
28
31
Total registered motor vehicles no.
698
706
716
720
732

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
25 789
26 671
27 572
27 482
27 473
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
28 276
28 962
30 042
30 871
31 297
10 years or older no.
51 867
52 071
52 538
53 036
55 348

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1 084.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
352.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
105.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 542.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
5 687 350.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 061 530.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
6 657.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
15 068.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
15 068.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
101 533.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
4 603 934
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
7 272
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
580 096
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
68 297
-
-

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