National Regional Profile: Southern Downs (R) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 320056668   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
26
38
43
44
31
Total dwelling units no.
27
38
44
46
31

Value of private sector houses $m
3.5
5.5
6.9
7.9
7.4
Value of new residential building $m
3.5
5.5
6.9
8.1
7.3
Value of total residential building $m
3.9
5.8
7.8
9.5
8.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.2
Value of total building $m
4.2
6.0
8.1
10.2
8.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
133.7
144.0
161.5
179.5
238.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
446
457
452
466
475
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
173
179
182
189
199
Light rigid trucks no.
7
8
8
9
9
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
29
29
31
31
Articulated trucks no.
9
10
13
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
4
4
Motorcycles no.
20
23
25
28
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
693
714
717
744
767

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
452
522
586
658
682
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
569
580
618
683
719
10 years or older no.
1 410
1 474
1 500
1 581
1 671

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
10.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
2.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
14.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
153 254.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
895.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
27.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
27.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
43.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
50 182
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
1 013
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
24 762
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
4 505
-
-

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