National Regional Profile: Murrindindi (S) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 240205622   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
74
73
64
77
57
Total dwelling unitsno.
79
75
64
77
57
Value of total residential building$m
12.4
12.7
11.1
15.1
16.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
4.5
Value of total building$m
14.9
16.8
13.1
16.4
21.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
114
114
130
120
130
Other vehiclesno.
118
136
158
164
139
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
232
250
288
285
269
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 603
4 709
4 778
4 828
4 923
Campervansno.
29
26
32
28
26
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 572
1 580
1 637
1 701
1 746
Light rigid trucksno.
43
47
47
53
58
Heavy rigid trucksno.
240
238
241
241
247
Articulated trucksno.
51
51
47
44
45
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
12
11
13
14
11
Busesno.
42
45
41
36
37
Motorcyclesno.
392
323
353
381
397
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
6 983
7 029
7 188
7 324
7 489
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
621
629
633
633
633
Campervansno.
4
3
4
4
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
212
211
217
223
224
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
32
32
32
32
32
Articulated trucksno.
7
7
6
6
6
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
1
2
2
1
Busesno.
6
6
5
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
53
43
47
50
51
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
942
939
953
960
962
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 961
1 709
1 509
1 262
1 078
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 592
3 861
4 182
4 490
4 763
Dieselno.
793
855
928
1 007
1 064
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
638
605
569
565
584
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
91 475.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
299.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
12.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
35.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
90.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
153.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
83 950
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
336
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
58 342
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
146
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0