National Regional Profile: Darebin (C) - Preston (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205301892   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
318
388
267
226
260
Total dwelling units no.
671
774
487
422
628

Value of private sector houses $m
66.3
73.0
57.3
45.8
66.7
Value of new residential building $m
110.3
120.4
85.9
70.7
120.3
Value of total residential building $m
131.6
140.7
97.9
84.7
140.3
Value of total non-residential building $m
31.2
33.8
60.4
82.6
119.8
Value of total building $m
162.7
174.5
158.3
167.3
260.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
208.3
188.3
214.5
202.8
256.7

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
660
659
661
656
645
Campervans no.
0
1
1
1
0
Light commercial vehicles no.
77
80
85
86
86
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
9
9
9
9
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
3
3
4
4
4
Motorcycles no.
13
13
13
15
16
Total registered motor vehicles no.
768
770
778
777
767

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
23 388
24 160
24 911
25 012
24 363
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
12 500
13 162
14 128
14 224
14 606
10 years or older no.
27 772
27 470
27 426
28 010
28 331

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
3.1
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
3.1
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
0.7
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
3.5
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
0
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
0
-
-
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