National Regional Profile: West Barwon (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 21015   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
442
352
309
271
297
Total dwelling units no.
464
393
326
296
310

Value of private sector houses $m
75.9
70.1
64.9
58.2
66.0
Value of new residential building $m
78.6
78.9
67.5
67.6
68.2
Value of total residential building $m
89.6
91.8
77.1
81.2
82.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
25.3
28.0
22.8
43.5
24.4
Value of total building $m
114.9
119.8
99.9
124.7
106.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
171.7
199.0
210.0
214.6
222.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
577
583
589
589
591
Campervans no.
3
3
3
4
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
194
196
200
201
205
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
36
36
36
35
35
Articulated trucks no.
12
12
13
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
5
Motorcycles no.
30
31
32
33
37
Total registered motor vehicles no.
863
873
886
887
898

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
6 714
7 113
7 228
7 191
7 364
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 902
8 303
8 988
9 381
9 667
10 years or older no.
19 949
20 113
20 217
20 438
20 927

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
72.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
111.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
144.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
328.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
365 098.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
44 476.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
335.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
112.3
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
128.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
15 314.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
955 943
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
83 100
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
86 781
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
27 002
-
-

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