National Regional Profile: Barwon (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2 629
2 343
2 063
1 961
2 217
Total dwelling units no.
3 018
2 775
2 299
2 156
2 624

Value of private sector houses $m
485.5
487.9
447.7
452.2
524.5
Value of new residential building $m
542.8
573.3
494.5
521.3
626.2
Value of total residential building $m
623.0
661.8
591.0
611.0
718.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
244.1
282.7
297.9
526.0
302.4
Value of total building $m
867.0
944.5
888.9
1 137.0
1 021.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
184.7
208.2
217.0
230.6
236.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
580
586
589
587
591
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
109
111
114
114
115
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
15
15
15
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
22
23
24
25
28
Total registered motor vehicles no.
741
750
758
757
767

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
45 061
47 279
47 567
47 335
48 996
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
48 075
50 431
54 405
56 403
57 598
10 years or older no.
101 912
102 021
102 439
103 826
106 991

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
122.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
176.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
165.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
463.7
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
465 785.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
57 899.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
645.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
225.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
254.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
21 088.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
1 166 971
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
88 116
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
121 508
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
44 809
-
-

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