National Regional Profile: Ballarat (C) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 220050573   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
8
4
2
1
5
Total dwelling units no.
8
4
2
1
5

Value of private sector houses $m
1.4
0.8
0.6
0.3
1.1
Value of new residential building $m
1.4
0.8
0.6
0.3
1.1
Value of total residential building $m
1.7
1.2
0.7
0.6
2.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
3.3
Value of total building $m
1.8
1.2
0.9
0.7
5.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
177.2
202.0
283.9
345.9
228.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
543
566
578
570
584
Campervans no.
3
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
201
212
220
223
237
Light rigid trucks no.
6
7
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
40
45
48
48
46
Articulated trucks no.
14
14
15
15
16
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
3
2
2
3
3
Motorcycles no.
28
30
32
36
39
Total registered motor vehicles no.
838
881
908
907
937

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
176
185
187
182
186
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
199
211
231
239
250
10 years or older no.
492
504
505
500
518

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
9.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
8.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
5.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
23.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
23 144.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
2 739.3
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
231.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
765.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
75 053
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 443
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
5 335
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
17 218
-
-

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