National Regional Profile: Geelong (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210052753   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
62
43
21
26
48
Total dwelling units no.
88
80
49
73
126

Value of private sector houses $m
9.3
7.1
4.7
5.3
9.8
Value of new residential building $m
18.2
19.2
6.6
38.1
52.7
Value of total residential building $m
24.3
24.4
18.4
44.9
60.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
53.3
26.1
64.2
228.7
112.8
Value of total building $m
77.6
50.5
82.5
273.6
172.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
149.6
164.0
222.2
203.0
203.3

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
625
626
635
620
642
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
103
104
108
106
107
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
13
13
13
13
14
Articulated trucks no.
8
8
8
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
7
7
8
8
8
Motorcycles no.
21
21
22
24
29
Total registered motor vehicles no.
784
787
802
787
819

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 726
2 746
2 789
2 612
2 812
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 188
2 269
2 449
2 536
2 596
10 years or older no.
4 386
4 356
4 298
4 251
4 389

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
104.0
-
-
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.
-
-
667
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
0
-
-
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