National Regional Profile: Bass Coast (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 255200744   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
356
296
210
259
284
Total dwelling units no.
386
319
317
325
317

Value of private sector houses $m
57.6
49.6
38.7
57.1
63.9
Value of new residential building $m
61.5
51.9
52.1
66.2
76.8
Value of total residential building $m
70.0
59.3
59.9
73.7
85.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
12.1
32.5
38.3
11.3
6.6
Value of total building $m
82.1
91.8
98.2
85.1
92.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
161.9
167.4
184.5
220.4
224.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
589
594
601
597
602
Campervans no.
4
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
141
145
152
154
155
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
21
21
21
21
21
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
3
4
3
4
4
Motorcycles no.
27
29
31
32
35
Total registered motor vehicles no.
793
804
820
820
829

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 758
2 843
2 866
2 982
3 035
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 616
3 905
4 212
4 316
4 447
10 years or older no.
8 500
8 482
8 508
8 575
8 853

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
20.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
33.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
46.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
100.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
57 157.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
40.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
727.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
17.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
17.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
149.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
6 081
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
35 848
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
54 594
-
-
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