National Regional Profile: Whittlesea (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA27070   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 006
978
1 116
1 543
2 007
Total dwelling units no.
1 159
1 051
1 347
1 800
2 093

Value of private sector houses $m
185.9
192.4
223.6
305.1
401.5
Value of new residential building $m
203.0
200.8
246.9
333.9
413.0
Value of total residential building $m
214.3
210.4
255.3
342.8
422.1
Value of total non-residential building $m
44.7
81.8
227.7
268.1
182.9
Value of total building $m
259.0
292.3
483.1
610.9
605.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
184.8
196.7
200.3
197.7
200.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
539
542
547
545
548
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
64
67
70
71
72
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
12
13
13
13
13
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
1
1
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
15
16
17
18
20
Total registered motor vehicles no.
638
646
655
656
662

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
17 193
17 961
18 515
19 268
20 164
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
21 299
22 632
24 199
25 133
26 476
10 years or older no.
41 114
41 774
42 284
43 404
45 523

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
63.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
67.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
12 302.8
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
31.6
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
54.4
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
6.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
11.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
6.1
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
7 561
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
398
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
8 495
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
2
-
-

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