National Regional Profile: E. Gippsland (S) - Orbost (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250052113   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
85
64
67
51
63
Total dwelling units no.
85
66
75
55
69

Value of private sector houses $m
13.1
9.7
11.0
8.7
11.9
Value of new residential building $m
13.1
10.0
12.2
9.5
12.8
Value of total residential building $m
14.2
11.7
14.0
11.0
16.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.4
2.8
4.3
3.7
10.7
Value of total building $m
16.7
14.5
18.3
14.7
26.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
153.7
151.4
164.1
170.4
188.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
541
548
558
555
558
Campervans no.
4
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
216
220
223
219
218
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
30
29
29
28
27
Articulated trucks no.
15
16
16
16
14
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
8
8
8
8
9
Motorcycles no.
37
38
41
40
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
858
870
887
878
879

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 352
1 357
1 362
1 315
1 347
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 590
1 708
1 843
1 857
1 893
10 years or older no.
4 386
4 387
4 411
4 466
4 594

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
9.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
21.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
19.7
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
50.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
117 172.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
38.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
74.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
51.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
62.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
119.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
51 853
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
14 577
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
58 633
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
305
-
-

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