National Regional Profile: Ballarat (C) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 220050573   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
4
3
8
4
2
Total dwelling unitsno.
4
3
8
4
2
Value of total residential building$m
0.7
1.0
1.7
1.2
0.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
Value of total building$m
1.2
1.0
1.8
1.2
0.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
12
11
13
12
15
Other vehiclesno.
14
15
15
21
16
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
26
26
28
32
31
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
514
520
530
538
537
Campervansno.
0
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
185
189
194
198
204
Light rigid trucksno.
6
5
5
6
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
38
37
37
42
44
Articulated trucksno.
12
13
13
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Busesno.
3
0
3
3
0
Motorcyclesno.
33
26
27
28
30
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
795
797
813
832
842
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
480
497
512
526
528
Campervansno.
0
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
173
181
187
194
200
Light rigid trucksno.
6
5
5
6
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
35
35
36
41
43
Articulated trucksno.
11
12
13
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Busesno.
3
0
3
3
0
Motorcyclesno.
31
25
26
27
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
742
762
786
813
827
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
218
187
163
143
121
Petrol - Unleadedno.
417
444
475
504
524
Dieselno.
104
112
123
134
145
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
56
54
51
52
52
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
23 144.4
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
2 739.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
231.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
765.5
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
75 053
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
2 443
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
5 335
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
17 218
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0