National Regional Profile: Illawarra (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 115   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2 223
1 700
1 407
1 289
1 230
Total dwelling units no.
3 321
2 427
2 495
2 039
1 962

Value of private sector houses $m
428.0
345.1
303.8
296.0
296.9
Value of new residential building $m
584.0
446.8
491.8
475.9
434.6
Value of total residential building $m
701.1
548.1
592.4
562.8
517.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
162.9
200.3
297.2
425.8
415.0
Value of total building $m
864.0
748.3
889.6
988.6
932.9

Average value of private sector houses $'000
192.5
203.0
215.9
229.6
241.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
495
500
507
512
520
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
84
87
89
89
91
Light rigid trucks no.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
10
10
10
10
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcycles no.
20
21
23
25
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
621
629
641
648
660

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
64 813
65 726
67 941
68 594
67 615
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
74 380
76 598
79 312
81 167
82 672
10 years or older no.
114 565
116 409
118 243
121 753
129 116

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
30.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
24.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
45.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
101.4
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
133 282.5
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
761.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
186.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
284.6
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
305.9
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
85.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
15 359
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
40 166
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
62 462
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 358
-
-

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