National Regional Profile: West Barwon (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 21015   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
356
442
442
352
309
Total dwelling unitsno.
380
467
464
393
326
Value of total residential building$m
56.5
84.3
89.6
91.8
77.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
15.4
11.6
25.3
28.0
22.8
Value of total building$m
71.9
95.9
114.9
119.8
99.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
663
639
637
656
652
Other vehiclesno.
544
545
663
760
719
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
1 204
1 185
1 300
1 413
1 371
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
20 724
21 210
21 531
22 007
22 349
Campervansno.
86
94
102
120
122
Light commercial vehiclesno.
6 879
7 150
7 284
7 447
7 639
Light rigid trucksno.
188
188
192
199
221
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 365
1 374
1 341
1 362
1 354
Articulated trucksno.
425
447
451
471
495
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
81
67
82
76
74
Busesno.
178
175
163
161
171
Motorcyclesno.
1 251
1 076
1 122
1 169
1 209
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
31 179
31 778
32 269
33 016
33 638
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
532
537
537
540
542
Campervansno.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
177
181
182
183
185
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
35
35
33
33
33
Articulated trucksno.
11
11
11
12
12
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Busesno.
5
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
32
27
28
29
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
800
804
804
810
816
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
8 797
7 762
6 733
5 787
4 897
Petrol - Unleadedno.
16 735
17 951
19 245
20 578
21 686
Dieselno.
3 500
3 917
4 198
4 558
4 926
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
2 147
2 148
2 093
2 093
2 131
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
365 098.6
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
44 476.5
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
335.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
112.3
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
128.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
15 314.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
955 943
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
83 100
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
86 781
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
27 002
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0