National Regional Profile: Melton (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205204654   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
361
413
623
648
581
Total dwelling unitsno.
391
450
682
712
612
Value of total residential building$m
57.7
71.6
113.4
115.2
100.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
41.1
23.3
9.7
16.5
34.9
Value of total building$m
98.8
94.8
123.0
131.7
135.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
655
718
702
722
788
Other vehiclesno.
325
426
506
506
425
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
980
1 144
1 208
1 228
1 213
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
19 518
19 885
20 397
21 062
22 001
Campervansno.
30
36
42
34
36
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 822
3 015
3 178
3 365
3 498
Light rigid trucksno.
76
88
106
135
123
Heavy rigid trucksno.
422
398
408
482
488
Articulated trucksno.
128
136
148
180
187
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
14
11
16
21
23
Busesno.
53
58
63
73
69
Motorcyclesno.
813
843
918
978
1 033
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
23 876
24 470
25 276
26 332
27 458
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
530
533
536
543
543
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
77
81
84
87
86
Light rigid trucksno.
2
2
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
11
11
12
12
Articulated trucksno.
3
4
4
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
1
1
Busesno.
1
2
2
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
22
23
24
25
26
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
649
656
665
679
678
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
5 202
4 375
3 646
3 095
2 618
Petrol - Unleadedno.
15 424
16 812
18 360
19 832
21 341
Dieselno.
1 083
1 187
1 351
1 583
1 704
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
2 166
2 097
1 919
1 821
1 795
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
12 728.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 646.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
33.4
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
33.4
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
77.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
13 329
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 370
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0