National Regional Profile: Great Lakes (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 110103400   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
364
241
169
142
115
Total dwelling units no.
588
502
299
187
132

Value of private sector houses $m
62.6
48.0
34.4
32.8
27.6
Value of new residential building $m
102.4
97.6
65.0
46.4
29.7
Value of total residential building $m
111.7
107.5
71.9
52.5
36.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
28.2
49.4
4.5
55.0
16.4
Value of total building $m
139.9
156.9
76.4
107.5
52.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
171.9
199.1
203.8
231.0
239.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
525
531
537
539
548
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
112
115
115
116
117
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
18
18
19
20
20
Articulated trucks no.
3
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
19
20
21
23
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
690
699
709
712
726

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 217
5 318
5 457
5 444
5 366
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
6 487
6 655
6 921
7 060
7 142
10 years or older no.
11 441
11 724
11 842
12 170
12 791

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
32.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
39.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
73 047.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
688.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
38.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
39.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
278
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 044
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
29 570
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
69
-
-

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