National Regional Profile: Wollongong (C) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 115058454   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
235
235
214
190
204
Total dwelling units no.
602
427
638
241
372

Value of private sector houses $m
48.9
50.9
49.8
40.9
47.9
Value of new residential building $m
103.4
79.9
127.2
48.6
84.4
Value of total residential building $m
123.2
101.8
148.2
63.9
97.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
29.6
49.6
80.1
78.3
69.6
Value of total building $m
152.8
151.4
228.3
142.3
166.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
208.3
216.1
232.3
215.1
234.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
467
473
482
490
499
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
70
73
75
76
78
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
8
9
9
9
9
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
3
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
18
19
20
21
24
Total registered motor vehicles no.
573
584
597
607
621

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
13 163
13 353
14 060
14 865
14 733
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
16 711
16 944
17 425
17 515
17 611
10 years or older no.
24 298
24 935
25 337
26 121
27 898

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
2.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
3 660.3
-
-
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