National Regional Profile: Whittlesea (C) - North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205407071   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
695
786
737
710
999
Total dwelling unitsno.
745
825
823
737
1 058
Value of total residential building$m
103.9
134.1
147.5
149.8
213.4
Value of total non-residential building$m
10.1
11.0
6.4
19.0
42.7
Value of total building$m
113.9
145.0
153.9
168.8
256.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
272
303
389
433
470
Other vehiclesno.
191
256
316
363
327
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
463
559
705
796
797
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
7 837
9 249
10 777
11 903
13 218
Campervansno.
30
35
34
35
37
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 729
1 910
2 094
2 291
2 489
Light rigid trucksno.
65
78
89
95
112
Heavy rigid trucksno.
367
392
411
433
451
Articulated trucksno.
55
59
56
65
71
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
15
8
14
17
19
Busesno.
42
44
45
44
48
Motorcyclesno.
487
518
549
652
714
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
10 626
12 293
14 069
15 535
17 159
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
540
544
551
548
551
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
119
112
107
105
104
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
5
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
25
23
21
20
19
Articulated trucksno.
4
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
0
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
3
2
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
34
30
28
30
30
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
732
723
720
715
715
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 290
2 156
1 975
1 731
1 519
Petrol - Unleadedno.
6 724
8 341
10 128
11 655
13 302
Dieselno.
809
931
1 075
1 229
1 381
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
803
865
890
920
956
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
12 000.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
54.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
6.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
11.4
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
6.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
7 421
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
398
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
8 413
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
2
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0