National Regional Profile: Greater Bendigo (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA22620   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
890
849
765
816
622
Total dwelling units no.
976
931
838
928
657

Value of private sector houses $m
148.7
144.8
143.3
154.4
128.5
Value of new residential building $m
159.3
155.4
155.0
164.8
134.1
Value of total residential building $m
179.4
174.0
172.7
184.1
154.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
45.9
65.0
160.2
71.3
129.8
Value of total building $m
225.2
239.0
333.0
255.4
284.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
167.0
170.5
187.3
189.2
206.6

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
572
579
580
574
574
Campervans no.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
136
139
140
141
143
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
19
19
19
19
19
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
26
27
28
31
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
770
781
785
782
787

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
14 401
15 191
15 592
16 105
16 101
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
17 234
18 130
19 333
19 611
20 196
10 years or older no.
40 447
40 700
40 844
41 283
42 459

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
26.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
69.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
9.2
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
105.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
159 589.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
20 426.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
39.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
112.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
113.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
3 542.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
310 569
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
853
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
12 648
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
79 962
-
-

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