National Regional Profile: Melton (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 205204654   
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Industry INDUSTRY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June

Private sector houses no.
623
648
581
523
706
Total dwelling units no.
682
712
612
592
780

Value of private sector houses $m
103.9
105.5
95.0
92.0
127.2
Value of new residential building $m
110.3
112.1
97.6
99.3
135.2
Value of total residential building $m
113.4
115.2
100.3
102.8
138.8
Value of total non-residential building $m
9.7
16.5
34.9
33.4
55.5
Value of total building $m
123.0
131.7
135.1
136.2
194.3

Average value of private sector houses $'000
166.7
162.8
163.5
175.9
180.2

MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March

Rate per 1,000 population

Passenger vehicles no.
547
554
554
557
556
Campervans no.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehicles no.
87
90
90
90
89
Light rigid trucks no.
3
4
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucks no.
12
13
13
13
13
Articulated trucks no.
4
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucks no.
0
1
1
1
1
Buses no.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcycles no.
25
26
26
26
27
Total registered motor vehicles no.
681
695
694
698
697

Age of vehicle

Less than 5 years old no.
5 626
5 793
5 982
6 131
6 314
5 years to less than 10 years old no.
7 045
7 579
8 095
8 301
8 593
10 years or older no.
13 255
13 656
14 123
14 818
15 654

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION * - year ended 30 June

Gross value of crops $m
-
-
1.7
-
-
Gross value of livestock slaughterings $m
-
-
3.3
-
-
Gross value of livestock products $m
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total gross value of agricultural production $m
-
-
5.3
-
-

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June

Total area

Area of holding ha
-
-
12 728.9
-
-
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
1 646.0
-
-
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
2.2
-
-
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
33.4
-
-
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
33.4
-
-
Non-cereal broadacre crops ha
-
-
77.6
-
-

Total number

Sheep and lambs no.
-
-
13 329
-
-
Milk cattle (excluding house cows) no.
-
-
0
-
-
Meat cattle no.
-
-
1 370
-
-
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