National Regional Profile: E. Gippsland (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250052117   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
13
7
18
21
9
Total dwelling unitsno.
14
7
18
21
9
Value of total residential building$m
3.5
1.3
3.1
3.3
1.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.2
0.5
5.3
0.1
0.5
Value of total building$m
3.7
1.8
8.4
3.4
2.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
29
33
44
32
27
Other vehiclesno.
58
76
74
67
64
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
87
109
118
99
91
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 416
1 408
1 468
1 490
1 520
Campervansno.
7
6
9
10
10
Light commercial vehiclesno.
809
835
861
858
876
Light rigid trucksno.
15
13
11
9
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
103
110
108
108
107
Articulated trucksno.
35
32
32
36
33
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
3
5
Busesno.
30
30
33
32
34
Motorcyclesno.
166
97
112
119
137
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
2 584
2 531
2 636
2 665
2 731
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
537
538
559
564
568
Campervansno.
3
2
3
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
307
319
328
325
328
Light rigid trucksno.
6
5
4
3
3
Heavy rigid trucksno.
39
42
41
41
40
Articulated trucksno.
13
12
12
14
12
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
2
Busesno.
11
11
13
12
13
Motorcyclesno.
63
37
43
45
51
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
979
968
1 005
1 008
1 021
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
738
623
573
491
432
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 085
1 095
1 205
1 290
1 375
Dieselno.
627
677
726
753
780
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
134
135
132
130
143
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
213 586.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
41.7
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
45.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
27.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
141 890
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 461
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
42 484
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0