National Regional Profile: Melton (S) - East (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205204651   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
1 466
1 333
1 151
986
1 493
Total dwelling units no.
1 580
1 588
1 216
1 005
1 539

Value of private sector houses $m
257.0
252.3
230.1
198.9
305.8
Value of new residential building $m
268.2
278.0
238.2
201.1
312.3
Value of total residential building $m
271.0
281.4
240.3
204.0
315.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
133.4
22.8
20.9
47.0
58.1
Value of total building $m
404.4
304.2
261.2
251.0
373.8

Average value of private sector houses $'000
175.3
189.3
199.9
201.7
204.8

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
528
516
497
494
503
Campervans no.
0
1
0
0
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
54
53
51
51
52
Light rigid trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
8
8
8
9
Articulated trucks no.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
0
Buses no.
1
1
1
1
1
Motorcycles no.
15
15
15
15
17
Total registered motor vehicles no.
611
598
578
574
587

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
4 616
5 142
5 652
5 976
6 835
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
5 644
6 285
7 059
7 792
8 625
10 years or older no.
9 508
10 218
10 860
11 794
13 081

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
0.2
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.0
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
0.2
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 279.3
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
280.8
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
0.0
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
5.1
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
5.1
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
0.0
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
106
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
250
-
-
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