National Regional Profile: Riverland (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 42005   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
170
210
249
212
212
Total dwelling units no.
186
232
255
466
224

Value of private sector houses $m
21.5
32.8
39.5
35.5
36.7
Value of new residential building $m
23.9
35.0
39.9
56.2
38.7
Value of total residential building $m
28.4
40.5
45.8
62.4
46.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
19.7
17.6
12.6
49.3
5.6
Value of total building $m
48.1
58.1
58.4
111.8
51.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
126.4
156.0
158.6
167.5
173.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
573
574
582
582
590
Campervans no.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
183
183
185
185
186
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
26
25
25
23
23
Articulated trucks no.
12
13
13
12
13
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
4
Motorcycles no.
29
29
30
32
33
Total registered motor vehicles no.
835
837
849
847
858

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 947
6 100
6 332
6 177
5 999
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 970
8 157
8 294
8 508
8 389
10 years or older no.
20 514
20 384
20 549
20 558
21 279

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
704.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
50.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
22.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
777.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 659 398.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
383 613.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 709.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
13 167.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
13 209.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4 166.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
526 920
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
7 021
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
17 873
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
83 376
-
-

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