National Regional Profile: S. Grampians (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 215106265   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
22
23
17
21
24
Total dwelling unitsno.
22
25
17
21
24
Value of total residential building$m
4.8
5.9
4.0
5.2
7.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.7
0.2
0.5
1.6
2.4
Value of total building$m
5.5
6.1
4.4
6.8
9.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
125
116
115
100
100
Other vehiclesno.
136
132
146
151
132
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
260
249
261
251
232
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 342
3 404
3 531
3 544
3 624
Campervansno.
18
18
16
17
20
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 557
1 587
1 630
1 673
1 716
Light rigid trucksno.
35
33
33
34
35
Heavy rigid trucksno.
399
380
387
381
395
Articulated trucksno.
43
46
45
51
51
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
41
38
36
31
31
Busesno.
36
39
36
30
29
Motorcyclesno.
273
156
158
154
158
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
5 745
5 702
5 873
5 914
6 059
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
636
646
670
666
674
Campervansno.
3
3
3
3
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
296
301
309
314
319
Light rigid trucksno.
7
6
6
6
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
76
72
73
72
73
Articulated trucksno.
8
9
9
10
9
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
8
7
7
6
6
Busesno.
7
7
7
6
5
Motorcyclesno.
52
30
30
29
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
1 094
1 082
1 114
1 112
1 127
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 606
1 396
1 243
1 072
951
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 926
3 002
3 233
3 344
3 519
Dieselno.
953
1 051
1 148
1 245
1 355
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
260
254
249
253
233
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
308 366.1
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
14 044.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
2.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
4 862.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
1 705 162
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 826
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
78 510
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
204
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0