National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA27450   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
536
483
491
498
532
Total dwelling units no.
585
505
575
565
741

Value of private sector houses $m
98.5
101.0
97.6
107.9
121.3
Value of new residential building $m
103.3
103.6
107.8
115.8
160.4
Value of total residential building $m
140.3
141.1
143.2
153.2
199.0
Value of total non-residential building $m
51.1
61.5
79.2
116.0
64.6
Value of total building $m
191.4
202.6
222.3
269.2
263.6

Average value of private sector houses $'000
183.8
209.1
198.9
216.6
228.1

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
577
585
591
589
595
Campervans no.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehicles no.
107
111
114
116
118
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
13
14
14
14
15
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
32
34
36
38
42
Total registered motor vehicles no.
743
757
770
772
784

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
22 426
22 890
23 017
23 429
23 985
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
27 350
28 836
30 726
31 195
31 471
10 years or older no.
57 302
57 511
57 794
57 974
59 728

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
193.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
23.6
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
5.9
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
222.6
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
30 946.0
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
201.1
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
216.8
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1 466.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
2 056.8
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
58.3
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
7 149
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
2 352
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
18 293
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
5 127
-
-

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