National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA27450   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
776
646
536
483
491
Total dwelling unitsno.
860
715
585
505
575
Value of total residential building$m
160.1
156.6
140.3
141.1
143.2
Value of total non-residential building$m
35.3
43.6
51.1
61.5
79.2
Value of total building$m
195.3
200.2
191.4
202.6
222.3
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
2 511
2 556
2 487
2 497
2 425
Other vehiclesno.
1 582
1 852
2 074
2 208
2 045
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
4 094
4 408
4 561
4 705
4 471
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
80 225
82 214
83 082
84 310
85 437
Campervansno.
294
323
316
326
322
Light commercial vehiclesno.
14 536
14 888
15 437
15 958
16 546
Light rigid trucksno.
565
571
593
619
660
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 941
1 929
1 939
1 966
2 049
Articulated trucksno.
293
283
283
317
329
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
143
137
157
159
177
Busesno.
562
563
543
542
541
Motorcyclesno.
4 466
4 518
4 584
4 857
5 264
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
103 022
105 427
106 936
109 059
111 331
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
558
570
576
584
589
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
101
103
107
110
114
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
14
13
13
14
14
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
31
31
32
34
36
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
717
730
741
755
768
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
25 209
21 799
18 499
15 604
13 132
Petrol - Unleadedno.
62 296
67 903
72 438
76 921
80 539
Dieselno.
6 571
7 154
7 898
8 705
9 713
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
8 949
8 570
8 101
7 830
7 948
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
30 946.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
201.1
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
216.8
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1 466.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2 056.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
58.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
7 149
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
2 352
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
18 293
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
5 127
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0