National Regional Profile: Murray (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 155155500   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
88
88
104
64
63
Total dwelling units no.
88
95
115
75
67

Value of private sector houses $m
17.0
19.7
18.5
12.4
19.6
Value of new residential building $m
17.0
20.5
20.8
14.0
22.0
Value of total residential building $m
18.2
21.3
22.0
15.3
23.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
3.6
9.3
13.6
25.5
1.6
Value of total building $m
21.9
30.6
35.6
40.8
24.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
193.7
223.7
177.7
193.5
311.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
339
348
342
343
352
Campervans no.
0
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
125
129
129
125
129
Light rigid trucks no.
1
2
2
2
1
Heavy rigid trucks no.
12
12
12
10
11
Articulated trucks no.
6
5
5
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
3
4
4
3
Motorcycles no.
10
11
11
11
13
Total registered motor vehicles no.
498
510
506
502
516

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
921
954
967
985
974
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
937
986
1 030
1 073
1 151
10 years or older no.
1 320
1 352
1 377
1 418
1 529

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
57.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
28.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
12.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
98.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
385 665.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
90 156.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
82.7
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
82.7
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4 601.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
320 251
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
5 544
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
42 168
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
np
-
-

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