National Regional Profile: Esperance (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 530103290   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
64
70
69
98
107
Total dwelling units no.
67
80
76
106
107

Value of private sector houses $m
9.4
12.7
15.5
23.5
27.5
Value of new residential building $m
9.8
14.4
16.7
25.5
27.5
Value of total residential building $m
12.6
15.7
20.1
28.7
31.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
7.4
7.0
11.1
5.9
9.5
Value of total building $m
20.1
22.7
31.3
34.6
40.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
146.5
181.5
224.3
239.3
256.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
467
482
501
515
519
Campervans no.
5
5
5
6
6
Light commercial vehicles no.
239
235
241
237
244
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
50
50
50
50
51
Articulated trucks no.
17
19
21
19
21
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Buses no.
8
8
8
9
9
Motorcycles no.
33
34
39
47
52
Total registered motor vehicles no.
829
842
875
894
913

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 309
2 218
2 651
2 964
3 200
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 909
3 096
2 905
2 936
3 018
10 years or older no.
6 108
6 309
6 484
6 796
6 964

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
290.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
56.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
23.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
370.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 209 922.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
441 565.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
2.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
134 260.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 087 949
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
115 657
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2 358
-
-

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