National Regional Profile: Colac-Otway (S) - Colac (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210151751   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
65
45
40
56
75
Total dwelling units no.
72
45
43
59
85

Value of private sector houses $m
9.7
7.3
7.9
11.2
14.6
Value of new residential building $m
10.7
7.3
8.5
12.3
16.1
Value of total residential building $m
12.9
9.9
10.1
15.5
19.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
10.9
13.7
8.7
13.6
12.8
Value of total building $m
23.8
23.6
18.8
29.1
32.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
149.2
161.5
196.4
199.5
194.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
517
530
552
558
562
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
129
134
137
144
146
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
19
20
20
20
Articulated trucks no.
18
19
21
21
22
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcycles no.
19
21
21
23
28
Total registered motor vehicles no.
714
737
765
781
794

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 668
1 784
1 820
1 865
1 878
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 862
1 975
2 164
2 290
2 368
10 years or older no.
4 467
4 509
4 622
4 731
4 828

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.5
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
822.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
348
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
888
-
-
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