National Regional Profile: Wollongong (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA18450   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
479
480
438
401
374
Total dwelling units no.
1 228
871
1 303
913
759

Value of private sector houses $m
99.8
103.7
101.8
91.8
98.1
Value of new residential building $m
210.9
162.9
259.8
237.9
172.4
Value of total residential building $m
251.1
207.5
302.9
275.5
206.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
60.4
101.0
163.7
236.1
180.6
Value of total building $m
311.5
308.5
466.6
511.6
386.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
208.3
216.1
232.3
228.8
262.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
466
471
478
487
495
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
65
67
69
71
72
Light rigid trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
7
7
8
8
8
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
17
17
19
21
23
Total registered motor vehicles no.
564
572
584
596
608

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
28 224
28 594
29 712
30 779
30 706
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
33 288
33 829
34 808
35 314
35 573
10 years or older no.
47 083
48 233
49 088
50 850
54 321

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
np
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
np
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 727.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
50.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
50.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
np
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
349
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 728
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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