National Regional Profile: E. Gippsland (S) - South-West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250052115   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
35
18
42
28
38
Total dwelling unitsno.
38
18
42
30
38
Value of total residential building$m
5.3
3.3
7.5
5.9
8.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
Value of total building$m
6.2
3.5
7.5
5.9
9.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
68
72
87
97
91
Other vehiclesno.
54
79
85
92
85
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
122
151
172
189
176
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 719
1 802
1 873
1 958
1 981
Campervansno.
8
10
11
15
13
Light commercial vehiclesno.
558
595
622
655
672
Light rigid trucksno.
17
16
17
18
20
Heavy rigid trucksno.
84
86
88
95
97
Articulated trucksno.
20
21
21
23
23
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
4
3
4
Busesno.
21
19
20
21
23
Motorcyclesno.
105
82
90
111
123
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
2 535
2 634
2 746
2 898
2 955
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
486
497
504
510
504
Campervansno.
2
3
3
4
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
158
164
167
171
171
Light rigid trucksno.
5
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
24
24
24
25
25
Articulated trucksno.
6
6
6
6
6
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
6
5
5
5
6
Motorcyclesno.
30
23
24
29
31
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
717
726
739
755
752
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
656
584
522
453
381
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 374
1 487
1 628
1 792
1 900
Dieselno.
341
396
434
483
506
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
164
166
162
170
169
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
88 735.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 408.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2 184.9
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
4.3
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
4.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
304.4
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
126 416
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
5 928
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
31 146
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
299
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0