National Regional Profile: Melton (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA24650   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
2 089
1 981
1 732
1 509
2 199
Total dwelling units no.
2 262
2 300
1 828
1 597
2 319

Value of private sector houses $m
360.9
357.8
325.1
290.8
433.0
Value of new residential building $m
378.5
390.1
335.8
300.4
447.5
Value of total residential building $m
384.4
396.6
340.6
306.8
454.6
Value of total non-residential building $m
143.1
39.3
55.7
80.4
113.6
Value of total building $m
527.4
435.9
396.3
387.2
568.1

Average value of private sector houses $'000
172.8
180.6
187.7
192.7
196.9

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
538
535
525
524
528
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
72
73
71
70
70
Light rigid trucks no.
2
3
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucks no.
10
11
11
11
11
Articulated trucks no.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
1
2
1
1
1
Motorcycles no.
20
21
21
21
22
Total registered motor vehicles no.
649
648
636
634
639

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
10 242
10 935
11 634
12 107
13 149
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
12 689
13 864
15 154
16 093
17 218
10 years or older no.
22 763
23 874
24 983
26 612
28 735

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.8
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.4
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
5.5
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
14 008.2
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 926.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
38.5
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
38.5
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
77.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
13 435
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 620
-
-
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