National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) - Central (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205607451   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
71
52
68
67
57
Total dwelling unitsno.
71
52
68
67
61
Value of total residential building$m
10.5
9.0
11.8
16.3
13.5
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.2
1.6
6.9
2.5
4.8
Value of total building$m
11.7
10.6
18.8
18.8
18.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
175
168
178
208
188
Other vehiclesno.
169
202
233
216
189
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
345
370
410
424
378
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
8 656
8 872
8 991
9 164
9 227
Campervansno.
50
50
54
57
51
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 355
2 394
2 508
2 588
2 659
Light rigid trucksno.
82
83
83
80
87
Heavy rigid trucksno.
324
313
314
306
305
Articulated trucksno.
71
68
56
63
71
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
25
24
24
23
19
Busesno.
90
83
76
77
77
Motorcyclesno.
582
582
607
649
702
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
12 235
12 469
12 713
13 007
13 199
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
562
579
589
601
605
Campervansno.
3
3
4
4
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
153
156
164
170
174
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
21
20
21
20
20
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
4
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
1
Busesno.
6
5
5
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
38
38
40
43
46
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
795
813
833
853
866
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
3 588
3 151
2 755
2 359
2 000
Petrol - Unleadedno.
6 216
6 852
7 427
8 027
8 398
Dieselno.
1 110
1 192
1 312
1 407
1 533
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
1 321
1 274
1 220
1 215
1 267
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
6 371.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
46.3
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
174.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
335.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
26.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
617
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
572
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
3 561
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0