National Regional Profile: South Wimmera (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 22505   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
215
240
200
184
122
Total dwelling units no.
223
247
204
230
123

Value of private sector houses $m
34.9
43.5
39.4
37.0
25.3
Value of new residential building $m
35.6
44.3
39.9
45.5
25.5
Value of total residential building $m
40.8
49.4
44.5
53.8
33.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
23.9
25.6
13.0
25.0
28.8
Value of total building $m
64.7
74.9
57.5
78.7
62.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
162.1
181.0
196.9
201.1
207.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
549
556
559
544
562
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
219
222
226
222
230
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
45
45
44
43
44
Articulated trucks no.
14
14
15
15
16
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
5
5
6
6
Motorcycles no.
27
28
29
28
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
868
880
888
868
900

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
6 182
6 520
6 422
5 880
6 373
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 226
7 327
7 741
7 897
8 211
10 years or older no.
17 777
17 873
17 932
17 833
18 326

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
297.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
162.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
61.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
520.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 420 195.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
277 922.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 080.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
942.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
943.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
123 544.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 523 617
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 920
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
57 801
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
81 790
-
-

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