National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges Shire Part A (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 20560   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
773
643
531
479
491
Total dwelling unitsno.
857
712
580
501
575
Value of total residential building$m
159.7
156.3
139.4
140.5
143.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
35.1
43.4
51.0
61.5
79.2
Value of total building$m
194.8
199.7
190.4
202.0
222.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
2 506
2 550
2 482
2 490
2 419
Other vehiclesno.
1 577
1 847
2 067
2 203
2 039
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
4 084
4 397
4 549
4 693
4 459
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
79 922
81 901
82 765
83 977
85 107
Campervansno.
294
323
313
326
322
Light commercial vehiclesno.
14 460
14 811
15 356
15 873
16 462
Light rigid trucksno.
562
568
593
619
657
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 935
1 923
1 933
1 960
2 043
Articulated trucksno.
290
280
280
314
329
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
140
137
157
159
177
Busesno.
557
558
539
538
537
Motorcyclesno.
4 449
4 500
4 567
4 838
5 243
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
102 607
105 001
106 504
108 606
110 880
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.
25 068
21 675
18 390
15 508
13 052
Petrol - Unleadedno.
62 101
67 683
72 201
76 654
80 259
Dieselno.
6 538
7 118
7 857
8 660
9 665
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
8 903
8 525
8 057
7 785
7 903
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
30 351.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
201.1
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
216.8
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1 461.7
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2 052.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
58.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
7 074
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
2 352
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
18 071
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
5 127
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0