National Regional Profile: Southern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26260   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
67
79
96
81
54
Total dwelling units no.
69
86
96
83
59

Value of private sector houses $m
12.3
15.1
18.2
17.4
14.5
Value of new residential building $m
12.7
16.1
18.2
18.0
15.6
Value of total residential building $m
16.6
20.5
25.1
23.6
20.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
6.7
12.6
6.1
15.9
14.9
Value of total building $m
23.3
33.1
31.2
39.5
35.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
183.8
191.4
189.3
214.4
268.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
574
577
583
579
578
Campervans no.
2
2
3
2
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
216
224
228
228
229
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
46
46
46
45
44
Articulated trucks no.
7
8
8
7
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
3
3
3
3
Buses no.
7
6
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
26
25
28
29
31
Total registered motor vehicles no.
886
895
909
905
905

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 329
3 345
3 351
3 342
3 254
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 437
3 684
3 987
4 077
4 162
10 years or older no.
8 374
8 339
8 301
8 322
8 375

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
35.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
120.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
67.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
223.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
466 538.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
19 887.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
28.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
4.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
4.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
5 614.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 583 813
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 750
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
120 615
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
204
-
-

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