National Regional Profile: Macedon Ranges (S) - Romsey (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 235204134   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
140
143
130
117
104
Total dwelling unitsno.
150
143
144
126
108
Value of total residential building$m
23.7
25.3
27.9
27.8
26.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.6
1.3
3.0
3.1
1.5
Value of total building$m
25.3
26.6
30.9
30.9
27.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
168
152
201
193
180
Other vehiclesno.
131
170
175
209
171
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
299
322
376
402
351
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
6 130
6 245
6 512
6 630
6 892
Campervansno.
26
37
34
35
37
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 612
1 726
1 817
1 874
1 952
Light rigid trucksno.
58
63
64
73
69
Heavy rigid trucksno.
260
288
286
283
283
Articulated trucksno.
40
46
46
51
60
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
23
21
21
17
14
Busesno.
21
18
16
22
27
Motorcyclesno.
328
322
353
376
401
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 498
8 766
9 149
9 361
9 735
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
587
587
597
599
611
Campervansno.
2
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
154
162
167
169
173
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
6
7
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
25
27
26
26
25
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
1
Busesno.
2
2
1
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
31
30
32
34
36
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
814
823
839
846
864
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 090
1 899
1 699
1 497
1 322
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 767
5 206
5 761
6 118
6 522
Dieselno.
699
788
851
938
1 050
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
942
873
838
808
841
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
37 902.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
2 090.1
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
58.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
58.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
555.5
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
72 301
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
86
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
14 700
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
12 739
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0