National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA64010   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
204
133
156
179
167
Total dwelling unitsno.
299
232
232
252
273
Value of total residential building$m
36.9
32.4
45.0
53.5
58.5
Value of total non-residential building$m
24.9
38.1
34.1
52.9
54.5
Value of total building$m
61.8
70.5
79.0
106.4
113.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
1 366
1 213
1 635
1 640
1 623
Other vehiclesno.
672
893
1 018
1 292
1 190
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
2 038
2 106
2 654
2 932
2 813
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
32 824
33 158
34 107
34 794
35 744
Campervansno.
352
371
379
381
370
Light commercial vehiclesno.
7 058
7 361
7 708
8 008
8 393
Light rigid trucksno.
235
248
262
283
300
Heavy rigid trucksno.
813
844
863
867
922
Articulated trucksno.
262
270
280
254
232
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
43
36
37
35
493
Busesno.
203
200
185
197
206
Motorcyclesno.
1 176
1 146
1 195
1 256
1 439
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
42 965
43 634
45 013
46 074
48 099
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
525
524
534
539
553
Campervansno.
6
6
6
6
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
113
116
121
124
130
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
13
13
14
13
14
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
8
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
19
18
19
19
22
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
687
690
705
714
744
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
12 859
11 291
9 833
8 366
7 357
Petrol - Unleadedno.
26 033
27 992
30 527
32 742
35 026
Dieselno.
3 614
3 900
4 201
4 523
5 299
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
459
452
451
441
420
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
40 082.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
313.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
83.9
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
31.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
41.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
29.4
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
46 523
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 226
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
12 509
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
318
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0