National Regional Profile: West Wimmera (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 225056890   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
9
12
9
6
4
Total dwelling units no.
10
17
9
6
4

Value of private sector houses $m
1.5
2.3
1.8
0.8
0.9
Value of new residential building $m
1.5
3.1
1.8
0.7
0.9
Value of total residential building $m
2.3
3.6
2.5
1.9
2.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.5
2.4
0.9
0.8
2.2
Value of total building $m
3.8
6.0
3.4
2.7
4.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
169.0
194.6
199.7
130.1
221.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
520
530
543
543
550
Campervans no.
4
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
306
322
334
334
344
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
84
85
85
83
80
Articulated trucks no.
26
29
32
30
33
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Buses no.
10
10
10
10
13
Motorcycles no.
22
22
23
24
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
978
1 011
1 038
1 036
1 057

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
935
946
903
846
820
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 038
1 078
1 141
1 176
1 222
10 years or older no.
2 613
2 678
2 762
2 758
2 813

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
97.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
70.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
30.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
198.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
739 579.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
93 898.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 058.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
395.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
395.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
41 953.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 263 354
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
778
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
41 722
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
6 835
-
-

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