National Regional Profile: Melton (S) - East (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205204651   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
2 075
1 456
1 466
1 333
1 151
Total dwelling unitsno.
2 199
1 722
1 580
1 588
1 216
Value of total residential building$m
323.1
269.1
271.0
281.4
240.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
8.1
25.3
133.4
22.8
20.9
Value of total building$m
331.2
294.4
404.4
304.2
261.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
326
418
518
572
637
Other vehiclesno.
170
230
306
371
312
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
496
649
824
942
950
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
9 829
11 974
13 967
15 703
17 519
Campervansno.
10
8
13
19
19
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 146
1 363
1 631
1 809
2 015
Light rigid trucksno.
46
47
56
70
81
Heavy rigid trucksno.
223
258
276
298
349
Articulated trucksno.
50
60
56
67
75
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
4
6
8
8
8
Busesno.
29
27
30
37
35
Motorcyclesno.
302
387
455
498
593
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
11 640
14 130
16 492
18 509
20 694
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
460
436
435
438
434
Campervansno.
0
0
0
1
0
Light commercial vehiclesno.
54
50
51
50
50
Light rigid trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Heavy rigid trucksno.
10
9
9
8
9
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
1
1
1
1
1
Motorcyclesno.
14
14
14
14
15
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
545
514
514
516
512
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 031
1 938
1 823
1 589
1 382
Petrol - Unleadedno.
8 190
10 541
12 881
14 972
17 093
Dieselno.
545
674
811
932
1 119
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
874
976
977
1 016
1 100
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 279.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
280.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
5.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
5.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
106
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
250
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0