National Regional Profile: Waratah/Wynyard (M) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 620055411   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
49
40
51
50
63
Total dwelling units no.
57
68
68
55
76

Value of private sector houses $m
7.9
6.9
9.6
9.3
13.9
Value of new residential building $m
8.9
11.5
11.6
10.6
15.8
Value of total residential building $m
10.7
12.8
13.5
12.2
17.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
1.2
2.5
2.8
4.2
19.5
Value of total building $m
11.8
15.3
16.4
16.4
36.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
161.0
171.6
188.8
186.9
221.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
472
489
499
509
521
Campervans no.
7
8
7
8
8
Light commercial vehicles no.
146
152
157
162
165
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
16
16
14
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
4
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
20
20
22
26
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
671
696
713
734
750

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 293
1 423
1 533
1 572
1 679
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 778
1 879
1 967
2 035
2 049
10 years or older no.
4 417
4 449
4 521
4 707
4 868

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
18.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
4.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
25.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
9 531.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
134.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
389.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
15.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
15.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
428.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
3 292
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4 376
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
6 665
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
737
-
-

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