National Regional Profile: Greater Hume Shire (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA13370   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
33
64
74
65
46
Total dwelling unitsno.
33
68
82
73
48
Value of total residential building$m
6.3
12.6
17.3
15.4
12.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
4.2
2.2
6.8
3.1
3.0
Value of total building$m
10.5
14.8
24.2
18.5
15.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
163
133
149
155
133
Other vehiclesno.
181
160
193
243
210
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
345
293
342
398
343
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 463
4 491
4 580
4 672
4 703
Campervansno.
13
13
13
16
18
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 823
1 867
1 951
2 017
2 076
Light rigid trucksno.
25
34
33
36
45
Heavy rigid trucksno.
412
408
420
411
408
Articulated trucksno.
95
99
111
122
129
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
6
3
6
4
4
Busesno.
46
43
51
51
51
Motorcyclesno.
153
166
190
205
219
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
7 036
7 126
7 352
7 535
7 655
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
430
438
448
460
463
Campervansno.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
176
182
191
198
204
Light rigid trucksno.
2
3
3
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
40
40
41
40
40
Articulated trucksno.
9
10
11
12
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
0
1
0
0
Busesno.
4
4
5
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
15
16
19
20
22
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
678
694
719
741
753
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 533
1 335
1 170
1 028
873
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 759
3 956
4 251
4 488
4 632
Dieselno.
1 525
1 617
1 728
1 827
1 926
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
219
217
203
192
223
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
460 735.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
89 975.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
6.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
28.6
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
23 485.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
786 848
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
546
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
161 055
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
13 920
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0