National Regional Profile: Lower South Coast (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 14515   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
652
485
416
307
253
Total dwelling units no.
841
725
485
484
303

Value of private sector houses $m
115.6
92.1
90.0
70.4
57.6
Value of new residential building $m
139.9
128.8
100.8
93.4
65.3
Value of total residential building $m
155.7
148.3
121.7
114.1
80.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
36.1
38.1
35.9
18.0
21.5
Value of total building $m
191.8
186.5
157.7
132.1
102.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
177.3
189.9
216.3
229.4
227.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
509
515
520
525
535
Campervans no.
3
4
3
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
134
137
139
139
142
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
14
14
14
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
2
3
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcycles no.
27
28
30
32
34
Total registered motor vehicles no.
700
710
719
727
742

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
10 114
10 498
10 915
10 811
10 550
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
12 180
12 633
13 179
13 700
14 108
10 years or older no.
24 977
25 338
25 514
26 093
27 324

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
7.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
18.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
45.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
71.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
132 759.1
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
298.4
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
33.9
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
99.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
102.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
21.5
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
24 842
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
37 020
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
52 037
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
729
-
-

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