National Regional Profile: Yarra Ranges (S) - Dandenongs (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205607452   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
154
125
94
91
50
Total dwelling unitsno.
170
142
105
95
55
Value of total residential building$m
34.0
32.7
27.9
27.9
22.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
7.8
8.3
11.1
11.3
3.0
Value of total building$m
41.8
41.0
39.1
39.2
25.3
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
495
495
432
463
507
Other vehiclesno.
307
349
358
362
337
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
802
844
790
825
844
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
17 377
17 627
17 777
18 072
18 313
Campervansno.
68
82
74
72
67
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 445
2 469
2 498
2 619
2 653
Light rigid trucksno.
90
83
89
103
105
Heavy rigid trucksno.
215
201
194
209
224
Articulated trucksno.
33
21
29
32
35
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
14
11
14
13
14
Busesno.
135
138
138
140
145
Motorcyclesno.
1 016
995
947
1 021
1 122
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
21 391
21 628
21 761
22 281
22 679
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
559
567
573
593
601
Campervansno.
2
3
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
79
79
81
86
87
Light rigid trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucksno.
7
6
6
7
7
Articulated trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
33
32
31
34
37
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
688
695
702
731
745
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
5 299
4 513
3 806
3 258
2 746
Petrol - Unleadedno.
13 646
14 657
15 461
16 427
17 163
Dieselno.
1 037
1 131
1 238
1 403
1 565
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
1 410
1 326
1 256
1 193
1 205
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 659.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.9
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
168.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
179.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
2.4
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
363
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
988
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0