National Regional Profile: Bass Coast (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA20740   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
615
500
373
481
477
Total dwelling units no.
682
588
567
580
572

Value of private sector houses $m
97.6
81.8
67.8
99.5
103.4
Value of new residential building $m
106.7
93.0
97.8
115.8
128.1
Value of total residential building $m
125.5
108.5
114.7
132.2
146.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
19.8
41.2
54.8
45.1
14.2
Value of total building $m
145.3
149.7
169.6
177.3
160.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
158.8
163.6
181.7
206.8
216.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
607
608
617
614
617
Campervans no.
4
4
4
5
5
Light commercial vehicles no.
135
138
145
147
147
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
17
17
18
18
17
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
5
Motorcycles no.
30
32
34
35
38
Total registered motor vehicles no.
806
811
830
830
836

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 135
4 274
4 339
4 540
4 629
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 371
5 776
6 225
6 354
6 587
10 years or older no.
12 110
12 108
12 239
12 465
12 849

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
21.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
35.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
47.6
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
103.9
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
61 600.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
40.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
729.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
17.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
17.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
169.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
9 503
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
36 719
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
59 032
-
-
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