National Regional Profile: Melton (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA24650   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
2 436
1 869
2 089
1 981
1 732
Total dwelling unitsno.
2 590
2 172
2 262
2 300
1 828
Value of total residential building$m
380.8
340.6
384.4
396.6
340.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
49.2
48.6
143.1
39.3
55.7
Value of total building$m
430.0
389.2
527.4
435.9
396.3
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
981
1 136
1 220
1 294
1 425
Other vehiclesno.
495
656
812
877
737
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
1 476
1 793
2 032
2 170
2 163
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
29 347
31 859
34 364
36 765
39 520
Campervansno.
40
44
55
53
55
Light commercial vehiclesno.
3 968
4 378
4 809
5 174
5 513
Light rigid trucksno.
122
135
162
205
204
Heavy rigid trucksno.
645
656
684
780
837
Articulated trucksno.
178
196
204
247
262
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
18
17
24
29
31
Busesno.
82
85
93
110
104
Motorcyclesno.
1 115
1 230
1 373
1 476
1 626
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
35 516
38 600
41 768
44 841
48 152
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
505
492
490
492
488
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
68
68
69
69
68
Light rigid trucksno.
2
2
2
3
3
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
10
10
10
10
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
1
1
1
1
1
Motorcyclesno.
19
19
20
20
20
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
611
596
596
600
595
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
7 233
6 313
5 469
4 684
4 000
Petrol - Unleadedno.
23 614
27 353
31 241
34 804
38 434
Dieselno.
1 628
1 861
2 162
2 515
2 823
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
3 040
3 073
2 896
2 837
2 895
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
14 008.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 926.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
38.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
38.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
77.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
13 435
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 620
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0