National Regional Profile: Ballarat City (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 22005   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
779
690
719
703
749
Total dwelling units no.
872
875
767
762
813

Value of private sector houses $m
136.6
126.0
133.9
134.0
143.8
Value of new residential building $m
145.8
143.4
139.8
142.8
152.8
Value of total residential building $m
165.8
163.6
155.8
161.6
174.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
57.1
60.8
67.9
75.7
126.7
Value of total building $m
222.9
224.4
223.7
237.3
301.4

Average value of private sector houses $'000
175.4
182.7
186.2
190.7
192.0

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
582
589
587
585
587
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
112
114
116
118
120
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
13
13
14
14
14
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
4
4
3
3
3
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
22
23
24
25
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
747
757
759
760
768

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
14 804
15 631
15 598
15 886
16 254
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
15 200
16 187
17 424
17 931
18 498
10 years or older no.
34 061
34 093
34 086
34 592
35 727

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
13.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
15.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
9.5
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
38.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
38 023.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
4 242.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
237.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
3.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
4.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
971.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
113 476
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
4 269
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
11 773
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
22 132
-
-

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