National Regional Profile: Busselton (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA51260   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
613
705
591
548
540
Total dwelling units no.
694
800
636
663
635

Value of private sector houses $m
107.8
139.0
141.4
157.3
164.9
Value of new residential building $m
119.5
154.0
150.8
180.3
191.4
Value of total residential building $m
128.8
163.9
161.8
195.4
207.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
36.3
32.6
77.5
28.2
41.9
Value of total building $m
165.2
196.5
239.3
223.6
249.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
175.9
197.1
239.3
287.0
305.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
537
545
558
582
585
Campervans no.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
149
149
155
160
161
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
16
16
18
19
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
9
8
9
10
8
Motorcycles no.
23
23
27
31
35
Total registered motor vehicles no.
748
756
779
816
822

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 431
3 657
4 589
5 668
6 279
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 061
5 625
5 532
5 711
5 987
10 years or older no.
10 107
10 481
10 866
11 375
11 729

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
41.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
16.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
25.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
84.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
68 667.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
740.2
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
610.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
131.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
132.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
52.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
53 548
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
24 532
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
38 425
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
16
-
-

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