National Regional Profile: Surf Coast (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26490   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
358
487
419
417
416
Total dwelling units no.
406
583
490
439
458

Value of private sector houses $m
79.4
122.1
118.3
121.8
127.0
Value of new residential building $m
86.9
152.2
143.1
128.5
138.1
Value of total residential building $m
104.5
168.4
166.9
146.6
160.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
21.5
31.0
68.6
13.1
14.6
Value of total building $m
126.0
199.4
235.5
159.7
175.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
221.7
250.7
282.3
292.1
305.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
613
644
634
628
627
Campervans no.
4
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
137
140
141
141
141
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
17
17
16
16
Articulated trucks no.
5
4
4
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
27
27
30
31
33
Total registered motor vehicles no.
811
844
837
832
833

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 321
5 079
4 905
4 766
4 951
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 585
4 801
5 211
5 566
5 768
10 years or older no.
8 751
8 815
8 957
9 285
9 645

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
33.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
45.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
10.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
89.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
75 607.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
11 222.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
61.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
19.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
25.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4 293.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
163 989
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4 609
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
25 198
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
17 159
-
-

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