National Regional Profile: Western Melbourne (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 20510   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 619
1 601
1 370
1 402
1 836
Total dwelling units no.
2 723
2 763
2 068
2 384
2 954

Value of private sector houses $m
315.7
304.7
287.9
307.8
411.5
Value of new residential building $m
477.5
450.9
389.3
477.5
591.6
Value of total residential building $m
598.1
561.9
487.6
595.6
715.4
Value of total non-residential building $m
348.3
411.9
510.2
553.7
628.3
Value of total building $m
946.4
973.8
997.7
1 149.4
1 343.7

Average value of private sector houses $'000
195.1
190.3
210.1
219.6
224.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
533
538
546
544
552
Campervans no.
3
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehicles no.
57
58
59
59
61
Light rigid trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
9
10
10
10
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
1
1
0
Buses no.
2
2
3
2
3
Motorcycles no.
14
14
15
16
17
Total registered motor vehicles no.
625
632
643
641
655

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
64 792
67 069
69 081
69 453
73 977
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
70 355
72 949
77 491
78 687
80 591
10 years or older no.
130 949
130 990
132 066
133 782
137 551

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