National Regional Profile: La Trobe Valley (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 25505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
442
470
446
480
458
Total dwelling units no.
465
508
532
537
520

Value of private sector houses $m
74.1
85.2
84.8
97.7
97.9
Value of new residential building $m
76.6
90.2
91.3
104.7
105.9
Value of total residential building $m
88.7
101.6
102.3
117.5
121.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
43.3
90.7
30.7
94.2
66.9
Value of total building $m
132.0
192.4
133.0
211.7
188.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.7
181.3
190.2
203.6
213.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
583
587
587
584
585
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
124
129
130
132
134
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
16
15
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
33
35
37
40
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
770
782
784
786
791

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
12 808
13 451
13 487
14 096
14 435
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
14 265
14 661
15 576
15 797
16 163
10 years or older no.
30 639
30 758
30 743
30 975
31 476

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
7.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
28.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
44.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
80.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
62 979.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
24.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
32.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
18.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
65.7
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
30 134
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
30 909
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
48 928
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
9 051
-
-

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