National Regional Profile: South Gippsland (S) - Central (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 255206171   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
178
133
121
112
116
Total dwelling units no.
189
139
136
112
130

Value of private sector houses $m
24.9
22.7
22.1
21.9
24.4
Value of new residential building $m
26.0
23.5
23.8
21.9
26.7
Value of total residential building $m
30.4
27.8
27.6
25.8
30.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
11.9
5.9
8.1
10.9
20.7
Value of total building $m
42.3
33.7
35.7
36.7
51.2

Average value of private sector houses $'000
140.1
170.5
182.7
195.7
210.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
592
599
602
601
604
Campervans no.
2
2
3
2
3
Light commercial vehicles no.
175
178
182
184
188
Light rigid trucks no.
5
6
6
6
7
Heavy rigid trucks no.
29
27
28
28
27
Articulated trucks no.
8
8
7
7
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Buses no.
8
8
8
8
7
Motorcycles no.
34
37
42
45
49
Total registered motor vehicles no.
855
868
880
883
894

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
2 302
2 293
2 349
2 382
2 458
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
2 679
2 807
2 973
3 056
3 076
10 years or older no.
5 843
5 972
5 934
5 983
6 164

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
25.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
54.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
83.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
163.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
105 562.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
807.3
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
38.8
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
40.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
188.8
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
60 514
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
65 064
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
99 922
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
19
-
-

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