National Regional Profile: Surf Coast (S) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210106495   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
131
155
108
105
116
Total dwelling units no.
149
225
112
114
146

Value of private sector houses $m
31.4
46.5
32.7
37.6
38.8
Value of new residential building $m
34.4
72.2
33.9
40.8
47.8
Value of total residential building $m
44.2
81.8
49.6
52.9
61.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
13.4
18.9
3.9
1.9
7.0
Value of total building $m
57.6
100.7
53.5
54.8
68.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
240.0
300.0
302.8
357.9
334.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
619
688
671
658
647
Campervans no.
5
5
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
167
174
175
177
177
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
22
21
22
22
22
Articulated trucks no.
8
7
6
8
9
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
2
2
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
29
29
32
34
35
Total registered motor vehicles no.
859
934
921
915
905

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 702
2 288
2 027
1 856
1 809
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 931
1 991
2 123
2 223
2 256
10 years or older no.
4 064
4 096
4 115
4 205
4 264

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
12.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
31.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
8.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
51.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
54 383.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
9 004.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
9.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
np
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
21.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 431.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
115 501
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4 328
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
17 423
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
17 159
-
-

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