National Regional Profile: Ballarat (C) - South (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 220050574   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
264
317
275
249
275
Total dwelling units no.
282
450
282
273
295

Value of private sector houses $m
40.6
50.7
46.9
45.3
50.0
Value of new residential building $m
42.3
62.5
47.6
49.3
52.7
Value of total residential building $m
45.5
67.4
50.8
53.2
57.2
Value of total non-residential building $m
12.3
8.7
13.5
9.9
23.8
Value of total building $m
57.8
76.1
64.3
63.1
81.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
153.8
159.9
170.7
181.9
181.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
600
600
593
591
593
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
123
122
121
121
125
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
13
13
13
13
15
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
6
6
6
6
5
Motorcycles no.
26
27
26
28
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
780
780
771
772
782

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 766
3 984
3 918
3 964
4 083
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 975
4 204
4 609
4 734
4 875
10 years or older no.
9 400
9 416
9 368
9 622
10 116

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
1.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 945.4
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
2 942
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
630
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
883
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

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