National Regional Profile: Greater Geelong (C) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210102757   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
525
418
362
368
525
Total dwelling units no.
623
469
406
379
589

Value of private sector houses $m
101.1
91.5
82.9
93.1
131.6
Value of new residential building $m
119.1
99.3
90.2
95.3
144.0
Value of total residential building $m
128.6
112.2
103.6
111.4
158.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
28.4
30.4
5.8
16.4
19.0
Value of total building $m
156.9
142.6
109.4
127.8
177.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
192.5
219.0
229.0
253.1
250.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
619
624
635
632
637
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
107
108
112
111
113
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
11
11
11
Articulated trucks no.
3
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
2
2
2
3
3
Motorcycles no.
23
24
27
27
30
Total registered motor vehicles no.
772
779
798
794
804

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 735
6 017
6 159
6 173
6 448
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
6 709
7 088
7 671
7 952
8 175
10 years or older no.
13 854
13 879
14 017
14 213
14 640

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
8.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
6.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
9.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
24.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
12 276.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
725.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
82.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
72.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
79.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
894.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
17 608
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
154
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
5 940
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
648
-
-

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