National Regional Profile: Baw Baw (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA20830   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
426
440
378
375
407
Total dwelling units no.
435
462
398
392
425

Value of private sector houses $m
76.0
83.1
71.5
75.9
85.2
Value of new residential building $m
76.8
85.6
74.2
78.0
88.0
Value of total residential building $m
85.1
95.6
83.2
88.9
101.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
24.3
26.3
20.3
39.2
53.6
Value of total building $m
109.4
121.9
103.5
128.1
154.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
178.4
188.8
189.1
202.5
209.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
584
589
592
595
601
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
154
156
156
158
159
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
25
25
25
25
24
Articulated trucks no.
7
7
7
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
7
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
30
32
35
36
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
817
824
830
837
846

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
6 127
6 419
6 566
6 762
6 864
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 295
7 654
8 356
8 621
8 921
10 years or older no.
16 912
16 983
17 099
17 505
18 127

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
83.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
63.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
142.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
289.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
122 187.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
71.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2 004.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
112.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
127.6
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
474.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
35 676
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
111 643
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
70 310
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
13 966
-
-

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