National Regional Profile: West Gippsland (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 25510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
401
410
312
321
351
Total dwelling units no.
410
425
327
334
369

Value of private sector houses $m
71.8
77.8
59.4
64.6
73.8
Value of new residential building $m
72.6
79.7
61.5
66.2
76.6
Value of total residential building $m
80.0
88.8
69.8
75.5
89.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
17.6
25.7
19.4
38.0
52.6
Value of total building $m
97.6
114.6
89.2
113.5
141.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
179.2
189.7
190.2
201.4
210.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
593
598
600
604
610
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
156
157
158
159
160
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
25
25
24
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
6
6
Motorcycles no.
30
32
35
37
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
828
834
839
846
856

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 605
5 885
6 026
6 200
6 256
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
6 631
7 000
7 641
7 888
8 164
10 years or older no.
15 498
15 556
15 637
15 984
16 535

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
81.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
55.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
131.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
268.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
106 388.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
70.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
1 972.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
116.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
128.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
454.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
32 589
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
101 299
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
60 258
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
7 936
-
-

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