National Regional Profile: Melbourne (C) - Remainder (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205054608   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
34
48
44
51
56
Total dwelling units no.
1 280
1 771
375
757
901

Value of private sector houses $m
8.6
13.5
13.6
24.7
21.4
Value of new residential building $m
210.5
252.6
37.3
171.6
303.5
Value of total residential building $m
269.5
329.0
217.2
234.5
349.9
Value of total non-residential building $m
220.4
197.6
507.2
355.4
1 369.4
Value of total building $m
489.9
526.6
724.3
589.8
1 719.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
251.1
284.6
310.9
480.3
384.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
582
548
544
530
514
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
79
76
72
74
77
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucks no.
20
20
17
15
15
Articulated trucks no.
5
5
5
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
5
5
4
4
4
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
18
15
15
17
17
Total registered motor vehicles no.
720
680
668
653
643

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
18 366
17 534
16 969
17 555
17 708
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 642
7 959
8 945
9 196
9 428
10 years or older no.
10 165
10 385
10 667
10 759
10 905

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
na
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
na
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
na
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
na
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
na
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
na
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
na
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
na
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
na
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
na
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
na
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
na
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
na
-
-

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