National Regional Profile: Greater Geelong (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA22750   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 807
1 481
1 292
1 238
1 458
Total dwelling units no.
2 120
1 774
1 436
1 373
1 802

Value of private sector houses $m
324.7
288.2
252.7
261.3
312.8
Value of new residential building $m
370.8
333.9
271.8
308.5
399.8
Value of total residential building $m
419.9
390.2
331.9
365.3
454.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
204.9
225.0
207.0
463.6
260.0
Value of total building $m
624.8
615.2
538.9
829.0
714.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
179.7
194.6
195.6
211.0
214.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
575
578
582
579
585
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
90
91
94
94
95
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
11
11
11
11
11
Articulated trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
20
20
21
23
26
Total registered motor vehicles no.
709
714
722
721
731

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
33 948
35 048
35 371
35 284
36 555
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
35 460
37 210
40 084
41 343
42 066
10 years or older no.
73 052
72 932
73 132
73 941
76 277

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
28.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
21.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
11.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
61.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
49 486.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
9 028.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
274.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
93.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
101.3
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 471.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
100 291
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
407
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
10 922
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
648
-
-

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