National Regional Profile: Melbourne (C) - S'bank-D'lands (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205054605   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
0
0
0
0
0
Total dwelling unitsno.
2 030
1 948
841
283
0
Value of total residential building$m
626.1
678.7
263.8
104.0
3.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
174.2
363.5
273.3
191.4
715.9
Value of total building$m
800.3
1 042.2
537.1
295.5
719.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
2 024
2 875
5 375
5 901
5 486
Other vehiclesno.
359
611
1 056
1 373
1 855
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
2 383
3 486
6 431
7 274
7 340
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
5 447
5 842
14 708
15 982
18 182
Campervansno.
4
5
10
8
12
Light commercial vehiclesno.
422
443
2 298
2 412
2 630
Light rigid trucksno.
25
34
73
76
89
Heavy rigid trucksno.
67
106
256
253
293
Articulated trucksno.
10
13
34
30
29
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
19
21
59
64
74
Busesno.
28
24
123
117
147
Motorcyclesno.
111
166
552
404
424
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
6 134
6 654
18 114
19 347
21 879
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
833
640
1 323
1 214
1 278
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
65
49
207
183
185
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
7
6
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
10
12
23
19
21
Articulated trucksno.
2
1
3
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
2
5
5
5
Busesno.
4
3
11
9
10
Motorcyclesno.
17
18
50
31
30
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
938
729
1 630
1 470
1 538
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
330
330
507
475
412
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 424
5 848
15 992
16 882
18 693
Dieselno.
240
322
962
1 058
1 593
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
140
154
653
933
1 181
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
0
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0