National Regional Profile: Meander Valley (M) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615054211   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
64
70
60
62
37
Total dwelling unitsno.
68
70
60
66
39
Value of total residential building$m
8.1
9.7
11.4
12.4
8.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.4
0.6
1.9
0.4
0.5
Value of total building$m
8.6
10.2
13.3
12.8
8.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
226
183
264
264
251
Other vehiclesno.
93
121
146
177
169
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
320
304
409
440
420
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 552
4 459
4 615
4 765
4 886
Campervansno.
43
47
49
57
49
Light commercial vehiclesno.
894
910
948
982
1 004
Light rigid trucksno.
25
26
32
33
37
Heavy rigid trucksno.
88
85
87
89
94
Articulated trucksno.
26
24
26
21
19
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
4
4
Busesno.
43
31
30
31
34
Motorcyclesno.
169
164
172
176
207
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
5 843
5 748
5 962
6 158
6 334
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
571
550
554
573
576
Campervansno.
5
6
6
7
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
112
112
114
118
118
Light rigid trucksno.
3
3
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
10
10
11
11
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
5
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
21
20
21
21
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
732
709
715
740
746
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 570
1 334
1 175
1 001
853
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 773
3 911
4 252
4 571
4 856
Dieselno.
438
442
480
526
566
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
62
60
55
60
58
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 204.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
2.3
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
547
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
388
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0