National Regional Profile: Cardinia (S) - South (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205801454   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
36
43
46
46
51
Total dwelling unitsno.
37
43
46
52
51
Value of total residential building$m
7.5
6.6
10.2
9.9
10.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
6.2
0.8
4.2
5.7
1.0
Value of total building$m
13.7
7.4
14.3
15.6
11.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
87
82
66
85
72
Other vehiclesno.
75
76
88
99
92
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
162
158
154
184
164
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 121
3 143
3 111
3 175
3 236
Campervansno.
13
19
17
20
23
Light commercial vehiclesno.
938
968
1 007
1 034
1 071
Light rigid trucksno.
40
43
44
48
51
Heavy rigid trucksno.
264
269
273
255
261
Articulated trucksno.
62
65
66
70
77
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
7
4
4
4
3
Busesno.
46
59
18
75
74
Motorcyclesno.
197
183
192
211
216
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 689
4 752
4 731
4 891
5 012
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
603
602
597
602
597
Campervansno.
3
4
3
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
181
186
193
196
198
Light rigid trucksno.
8
8
8
9
9
Heavy rigid trucksno.
51
52
52
48
48
Articulated trucksno.
12
12
13
13
14
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
9
11
3
14
14
Motorcyclesno.
38
35
37
40
40
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
907
911
907
927
924
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 213
1 053
888
758
649
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 319
2 500
2 657
2 858
3 020
Dieselno.
594
661
657
754
818
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
563
538
529
521
526
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
26 272.1
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
185.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1 521.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
2.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
71.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
1 022
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
16 525
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
21 198
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
2
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0