National Regional Profile: Greater Geelong (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA22750   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1 993
1 680
1 807
1 481
1 292
Total dwelling unitsno.
2 220
1 860
2 120
1 774
1 436
Value of total residential building$m
355.5
354.6
419.9
390.2
331.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
86.2
131.8
204.9
225.0
207.0
Value of total building$m
441.7
486.4
624.8
615.2
538.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
5 590
5 895
6 157
5 349
5 429
Other vehiclesno.
2 276
2 483
2 972
3 718
3 318
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
7 864
8 377
9 131
9 068
8 747
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
111 406
114 340
117 153
119 130
121 422
Campervansno.
327
348
360
359
383
Light commercial vehiclesno.
17 016
17 842
18 444
18 982
19 715
Light rigid trucksno.
621
707
732
793
834
Heavy rigid trucksno.
2 216
2 316
2 295
2 324
2 435
Articulated trucksno.
654
702
752
762
805
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
132
110
132
140
141
Busesno.
715
722
735
746
760
Motorcyclesno.
3 716
3 864
4 030
4 243
4 497
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
136 801
140 951
144 640
147 477
150 987
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
565
574
582
585
590
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
86
90
92
93
96
Light rigid trucksno.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
12
11
11
12
Articulated trucksno.
3
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
19
19
20
21
22
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
694
708
719
725
733
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
32 397
28 020
23 687
19 733
16 286
Petrol - Unleadedno.
89 182
96 993
104 576
111 112
117 003
Dieselno.
6 845
7 648
8 414
9 071
10 078
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
8 373
8 289
7 962
7 561
7 620
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
49 486.1
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
9 028.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
274.3
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
93.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
101.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
3 471.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
100 291
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
407
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
10 922
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
648
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0