National Regional Profile: Wellington (S) - Avon (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250156812   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
17
28
34
29
44
Total dwelling units no.
17
28
34
29
44

Value of private sector houses $m
2.8
4.7
5.1
4.4
8.3
Value of new residential building $m
2.8
4.7
5.1
4.4
8.3
Value of total residential building $m
3.4
5.5
5.7
5.1
9.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.7
3.1
0.7
46.5
3.9
Value of total building $m
4.1
8.6
6.5
51.6
13.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.6
167.3
150.3
150.2
189.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
613
612
619
600
608
Campervans no.
4
4
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
229
233
239
236
237
Light rigid trucks no.
7
6
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
34
35
35
33
34
Articulated trucks no.
3
4
3
3
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
43
46
51
51
55
Total registered motor vehicles no.
937
944
962
938
953

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
715
782
821
783
793
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
835
866
944
1 000
1 036
10 years or older no.
2 183
2 130
2 119
2 084
2 191

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
6.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
18.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
25.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
50.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
75 634.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
164.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
421.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
42.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
42.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
53.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
103 162
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
18 426
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
26 644
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
44
-
-

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