National Regional Profile: Wellington (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26810   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
344
314
303
294
278
Total dwelling units no.
365
352
308
309
297

Value of private sector houses $m
46.1
45.3
52.1
50.7
55.3
Value of new residential building $m
48.8
49.8
53.1
53.4
58.8
Value of total residential building $m
56.7
59.2
61.3
63.0
70.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
9.9
18.4
24.1
73.3
25.7
Value of total building $m
66.6
77.6
85.3
136.3
96.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
133.9
144.1
172.1
172.5
199.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
565
571
575
573
577
Campervans no.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
174
178
182
185
190
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
25
25
25
25
25
Articulated trucks no.
6
7
7
7
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
36
37
38
41
44
Total registered motor vehicles no.
823
834
844
848
862

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
7 342
7 685
7 730
7 887
8 144
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
8 043
8 384
8 985
9 336
9 613
10 years or older no.
18 311
18 255
18 309
18 435
18 940

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
49.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
89.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
226.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
365.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
342 522.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 964.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 930.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
57.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
58.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 085.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
339 906
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
170 073
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
134 086
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
665
-
-

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