National Regional Profile: Greater Geelong City Part A (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 21005   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1 354
1 165
1 271
1 051
922
Total dwelling unitsno.
1 560
1 328
1 486
1 293
1 022
Value of total residential building$m
244.9
246.8
288.7
275.2
226.2
Value of total non-residential building$m
81.3
122.1
168.3
193.1
200.5
Value of total building$m
326.2
368.9
457.0
468.3
426.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
4 923
5 183
5 468
4 643
4 685
Other vehiclesno.
1 964
2 115
2 503
3 177
2 878
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
6 886
7 296
7 973
7 820
7 563
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
91 027
93 453
95 708
97 178
98 913
Campervansno.
233
244
249
245
261
Light commercial vehiclesno.
13 590
14 274
14 756
15 206
15 788
Light rigid trucksno.
513
596
609
667
694
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 824
1 919
1 923
1 937
2 039
Articulated trucksno.
572
616
659
676
720
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
111
89
106
113
116
Busesno.
618
647
661
665
677
Motorcyclesno.
2 950
3 058
3 228
3 384
3 547
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
111 434
114 899
117 905
120 071
122 750
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
565
575
583
586
589
Campervansno.
1
2
2
1
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
84
88
90
92
94
Light rigid trucksno.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
12
12
12
12
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
18
19
20
20
21
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
691
707
719
724
732
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
26 369
22 823
19 236
15 972
13 128
Petrol - Unleadedno.
72 907
79 239
85 524
90 739
95 443
Dieselno.
5 545
6 255
6 861
7 356
8 154
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
6 610
6 580
6 284
6 003
6 024
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
12 803.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 474.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
166.3
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
21.4
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
21.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
586.2
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
29 431
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
253
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
3 589
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0