National Regional Profile: Colac-Otway (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA21750   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
192
153
129
108
136
Total dwelling units no.
209
192
146
132
149

Value of private sector houses $m
32.2
30.8
29.1
25.2
32.9
Value of new residential building $m
34.6
39.4
31.7
34.4
35.1
Value of total residential building $m
41.1
46.5
36.9
42.9
43.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
14.8
19.2
16.7
20.5
14.6
Value of total building $m
55.8
65.6
53.6
63.4
58.5

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.6
201.4
225.3
232.9
241.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
563
570
580
582
581
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
183
185
189
191
194
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
33
32
32
31
31
Articulated trucks no.
14
15
15
15
16
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
5
5
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
26
27
27
29
33
Total registered motor vehicles no.
831
842
859
865
871

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 367
3 499
3 504
3 468
3 494
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
4 013
4 163
4 510
4 703
4 781
10 years or older no.
10 065
10 059
10 059
10 214
10 403

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
32.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
50.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
108.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
191.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
158 251.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
6 475.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
237.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
16.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
24.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
4 062.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
200 629
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
82 244
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
65 558
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
8 150
-
-

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