National Regional Profile: Far West (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 160   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
19
21
15
29
33
Total dwelling units no.
22
27
17
32
54

Value of private sector houses $m
2.4
2.6
2.2
4.7
6.3
Value of new residential building $m
2.9
3.8
2.3
4.8
9.2
Value of total residential building $m
4.7
5.6
5.8
8.6
11.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
3.1
18.0
3.8
6.5
9.3
Value of total building $m
7.8
23.6
9.6
15.1
21.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
128.9
122.3
143.7
162.0
190.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
414
423
433
464
482
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
130
133
139
144
152
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
11
10
11
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
4
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcycles no.
24
25
27
30
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
592
606
623
663
692

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 141
3 234
3 461
4 055
4 324
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 516
3 595
3 613
3 747
3 770
10 years or older no.
7 112
7 145
7 185
7 356
7 646

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
16.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
22.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
31.1
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
69.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
13 332 436.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
3 712.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
24.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
24.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 026.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 359 261
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
49 939
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
3
-
-

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