National Regional Profile: Brighton (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA60410   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
145
133
143
139
134
Total dwelling units no.
147
144
158
158
153

Value of private sector houses $m
18.4
23.3
24.3
25.5
23.9
Value of new residential building $m
18.6
24.4
25.9
27.8
25.1
Value of total residential building $m
20.3
25.9
27.2
29.4
27.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.9
2.3
6.1
15.9
8.0
Value of total building $m
21.2
28.2
33.3
45.3
35.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
126.8
175.2
169.9
183.1
178.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
455
466
477
478
483
Campervans no.
4
4
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
151
159
166
166
168
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
20
20
20
20
Articulated trucks no.
4
5
4
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
2
2
2
3
3
Motorcycles no.
16
15
19
19
20
Total registered motor vehicles no.
656
676
700
700
709

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 245
1 405
1 618
1 763
1 848
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 973
2 153
2 338
2 370
2 430
10 years or older no.
5 734
5 929
6 092
6 235
6 503

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
2.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
5 691.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
531.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
69.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
70.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
94.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
10 794
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
761
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
10
-
-

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