National Regional Profile: Whittlesea (C) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205407071   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
737
710
999
1 342
1 883
Total dwelling units no.
823
737
1 058
1 416
1 897

Value of private sector houses $m
135.6
144.2
203.1
266.7
377.4
Value of new residential building $m
145.0
147.4
210.4
275.6
379.3
Value of total residential building $m
147.5
149.8
213.4
278.3
383.5
Value of total non-residential building $m
6.4
19.0
42.7
72.9
94.8
Value of total building $m
153.9
168.8
256.1
351.2
478.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
183.9
203.2
203.3
198.7
200.4

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
554
552
547
536
520
Campervans no.
2
2
2
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
109
107
104
98
93
Light rigid trucks no.
5
4
5
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
22
21
19
18
17
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
28
30
29
30
32
Total registered motor vehicles no.
726
722
712
694
672

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
3 383
3 866
4 238
4 832
5 406
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
3 861
4 462
5 082
5 704
6 564
10 years or older no.
6 976
7 416
7 827
8 693
9 781

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
63.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.8
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
67.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
12 000.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
54.2
-
-
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.
-
-
7 421
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
398
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
8 413
-
-
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