National Regional Profile: Colac-Otway (S) - South (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210151755   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
80
80
57
31
38
Total dwelling units no.
90
119
71
52
41

Value of private sector houses $m
14.4
18.6
15.4
9.7
13.2
Value of new residential building $m
15.8
27.2
17.5
17.8
13.9
Value of total residential building $m
19.2
30.4
19.6
21.8
16.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
2.5
3.3
5.3
5.8
1.7
Value of total building $m
21.7
33.7
25.0
27.6
18.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
179.9
233.0
270.9
312.7
346.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
589
603
616
622
627
Campervans no.
4
4
3
4
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
201
203
215
212
214
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
34
35
36
33
32
Articulated trucks no.
6
7
6
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
7
6
7
6
7
Motorcycles no.
36
35
38
39
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
884
902
928
928
936

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
595
612
603
572
571
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
739
771
840
847
845
10 years or older no.
1 812
1 845
1 814
1 899
1 986

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
5.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
6.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
13.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
25.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
22 939.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
7.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.1
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
16.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
21.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
71.9
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
11 262
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
10 288
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
9 556
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
1 756
-
-

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