National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205607454   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
131
127
112
69
97
Total dwelling unitsno.
155
133
120
77
105
Value of total residential building$m
23.3
25.6
23.2
19.3
24.2
Value of total non-residential building$m
5.2
11.2
2.5
16.4
13.2
Value of total building$m
28.5
36.8
25.7
35.7
37.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
181
168
179
211
174
Other vehiclesno.
123
144
192
176
192
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
304
312
371
388
366
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
6 456
6 692
6 912
6 972
7 118
Campervansno.
38
46
43
40
41
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 655
1 678
1 759
1 818
1 851
Light rigid trucksno.
56
56
62
59
67
Heavy rigid trucksno.
251
232
234
232
231
Articulated trucksno.
45
36
40
47
49
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
34
30
41
41
32
Busesno.
45
60
61
62
55
Motorcyclesno.
384
391
405
436
465
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 965
9 221
9 556
9 707
9 908
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
521
529
542
541
553
Campervansno.
3
4
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
133
133
138
141
144
Light rigid trucksno.
5
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
20
18
18
18
18
Articulated trucksno.
4
3
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
2
3
3
2
Busesno.
4
5
5
5
4
Motorcyclesno.
31
31
32
34
36
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
723
729
749
754
770
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 390
2 146
1 836
1 543
1 307
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 796
5 274
5 845
6 229
6 587
Dieselno.
888
925
1 046
1 156
1 241
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
892
876
828
778
773
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
8 842.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
161.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
26.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
97.7
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
153.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
7.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
2 191
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
75
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
5 145
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
4
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0