National Regional Profile: Towong (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26670   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
24
26
16
26
21
Total dwelling units no.
26
26
16
30
21

Value of private sector houses $m
3.5
4.5
2.7
4.6
4.4
Value of new residential building $m
3.7
4.3
2.7
5.5
4.4
Value of total residential building $m
4.7
5.6
3.3
6.5
6.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
0.7
3.7
3.3
1.2
2.1
Value of total building $m
5.4
9.3
6.6
7.7
8.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
146.4
171.2
165.7
175.3
208.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
584
595
593
589
595
Campervans no.
3
3
4
4
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
265
271
275
276
284
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
47
48
48
48
48
Articulated trucks no.
9
10
12
12
14
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
10
10
9
10
9
Motorcycles no.
38
43
47
50
53
Total registered motor vehicles no.
965
987
996
998
1 014

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
1 104
1 159
1 156
1 117
1 091
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
1 290
1 362
1 512
1 603
1 630
10 years or older no.
3 598
3 601
3 529
3 523
3 636

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
5.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
41.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
30.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
77.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
170 360.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
157.7
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
17.9
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
20.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
110.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
67 363
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
24 179
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
119 545
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
4 688
-
-

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