National Regional Profile: Western District (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 215   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
585
593
562
602
520
Total dwelling units no.
681
636
596
650
569

Value of private sector houses $m
107.0
115.1
119.7
130.3
128.2
Value of new residential building $m
119.9
121.5
125.0
140.8
139.4
Value of total residential building $m
146.4
156.2
153.2
168.6
165.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
46.2
80.6
66.7
84.2
110.4
Value of total building $m
192.6
236.8
219.9
252.9
275.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
182.9
194.0
213.0
216.5
246.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
551
559
563
564
565
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
185
189
192
191
194
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
33
32
32
32
31
Articulated trucks no.
9
10
10
10
10
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
5
6
6
5
Motorcycles no.
26
27
27
29
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
818
831
839
841
848

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
17 459
18 244
18 186
18 130
18 393
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
19 808
20 749
22 232
23 119
23 304
10 years or older no.
45 331
45 403
45 558
45 994
47 054

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
189.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
494.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
708.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1 392.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 573 945.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
67 469.9
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
520.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
110.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
261.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
22 306.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
5 073 243
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
456 817
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
644 822
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
10 849
-
-

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