National Regional Profile: Gippsland (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 255   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 758
1 624
1 371
1 489
1 505
Total dwelling units no.
1 869
1 782
1 692
1 662
1 694

Value of private sector houses $m
287.3
289.1
257.1
304.2
321.6
Value of new residential building $m
300.8
309.6
298.5
329.5
359.2
Value of total residential building $m
347.7
354.0
342.5
376.7
415.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
95.7
168.7
119.9
190.7
158.7
Value of total building $m
443.4
522.7
462.4
567.4
573.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
163.4
178.0
187.5
204.3
213.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
594
598
601
600
603
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
144
148
150
152
154
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
21
20
20
20
19
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
32
35
37
39
41
Total registered motor vehicles no.
810
819
826
829
837

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
27 237
28 377
28 655
29 637
30 330
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
32 062
33 558
35 931
36 809
37 762
10 years or older no.
71 633
71 896
72 066
72 963
74 841

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
152.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
232.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
424.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
810.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
452 393.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
246.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3 949.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
194.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
225.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1 199.4
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
160 376
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
326 359
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
355 647
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
17 238
-
-

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