National Regional Profile: Gr. Dandenong (C) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205752674   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
301
479
333
327
284
Total dwelling units no.
449
584
446
397
394

Value of private sector houses $m
59.7
102.2
74.0
72.0
64.9
Value of new residential building $m
76.7
116.8
86.3
80.8
79.7
Value of total residential building $m
83.7
124.0
90.9
85.1
85.7
Value of total non-residential building $m
76.7
57.9
88.2
111.4
188.3
Value of total building $m
160.4
181.9
179.1
196.6
274.0

Average value of private sector houses $'000
198.4
213.4
222.1
220.1
228.5

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
554
555
552
554
558
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
56
56
56
55
55
Light rigid trucks no.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucks no.
9
8
9
8
8
Articulated trucks no.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
0
0
0
1
Buses no.
3
2
2
3
3
Motorcycles no.
10
10
10
11
11
Total registered motor vehicles no.
637
638
634
637
643

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
9 892
10 150
10 245
10 721
11 081
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
11 477
11 951
12 528
12 533
12 781
10 years or older no.
24 101
23 794
23 998
24 509
25 049

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
8.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
7.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
6.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
22.8
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
1 076.6
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
199.5
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
132.6
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
1.2
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
1.2
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
19.2
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
9
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
2 356
-
-
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