National Regional Profile: Greater Dandenong City (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 20575   
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Industry INDUSTRY


2004
2005
2006
2007
2008


BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
413
578
410
421
414
Total dwelling units no.
642
738
615
576
644

Value of private sector houses $m
76.4
115.9
87.9
87.6
89.3
Value of new residential building $m
102.3
136.2
112.1
108.0
123.3
Value of total residential building $m
114.4
147.6
120.2
115.2
133.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
222.0
218.0
234.8
233.5
333.5
Value of total building $m
336.4
365.6
355.0
348.7
466.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
184.9
200.6
214.3
208.0
215.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
589
594
592
597
601
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
74
75
77
77
79
Light rigid trucks no.
6
6
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucks no.
16
17
18
19
19
Articulated trucks no.
5
6
5
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
11
12
11
12
12
Total registered motor vehicles no.
707
715
716
724
732

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
22 179
23 123
23 306
24 196
25 095
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
22 688
23 784
24 924
25 269
25 735
10 years or older no.
45 999
45 577
45 782
47 116
48 176

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
9.9
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
7.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.4
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
24.0
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 384.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
199.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
137.7
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
19.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
9
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
10
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 610
-
-
Pigs no.
-
-
0
-
-

* Agricultural commodities and value of production data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0