National Regional Profile: Gosford (C) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105703104   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
265
227
171
118
89
Total dwelling units no.
531
557
272
328
282

Value of private sector houses $m
57.2
54.4
48.3
31.6
25.1
Value of new residential building $m
97.2
100.6
63.7
65.1
56.9
Value of total residential building $m
135.7
132.2
97.1
82.6
73.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
48.8
46.0
46.0
53.4
33.3
Value of total building $m
184.4
178.2
143.1
136.1
106.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
215.5
240.0
282.8
267.8
281.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
510
513
523
533
540
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
72
74
76
77
78
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
10
10
9
9
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
17
17
18
20
22
Total registered motor vehicles no.
619
625
639
651
661

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
15 623
15 647
16 185
16 162
16 152
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
17 526
17 995
18 604
18 767
18 543
10 years or older no.
25 367
25 548
25 871
27 108
28 740

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
34.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
57.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
1.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
92.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
6 661.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
276.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
656.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
681.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
1.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
65
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
17
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 991
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2
-
-

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