National Regional Profile: Greater Hobart (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 60505   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
770
906
1 184
901
995
Total dwelling unitsno.
868
979
1 435
1 096
1 117
Value of total residential building$m
129.7
160.8
285.9
229.9
262.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
78.0
91.8
86.6
172.6
128.1
Value of total building$m
207.6
252.6
372.5
402.5
390.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
4 283
4 228
4 885
5 330
5 681
Other vehiclesno.
2 010
2 459
2 814
3 361
3 352
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
6 295
6 685
7 699
8 690
9 034
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
107 864
108 700
112 057
115 371
118 675
Campervansno.
1 063
1 127
1 166
1 194
1 271
Light commercial vehiclesno.
21 637
22 308
23 449
24 735
25 673
Light rigid trucksno.
767
821
847
860
891
Heavy rigid trucksno.
2 196
2 131
2 168
2 333
2 485
Articulated trucksno.
233
220
223
264
256
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
752
750
730
746
282
Busesno.
896
886
839
884
907
Motorcyclesno.
3 077
3 053
3 164
3 269
3 608
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
138 483
139 990
144 639
149 654
154 049
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
545
544
554
567
577
Campervansno.
5
6
6
6
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
109
112
116
122
125
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
11
11
11
12
Articulated trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
4
4
4
4
1
Busesno.
5
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
16
15
16
16
18
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
700
700
715
735
749
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
40 555
35 517
31 089
26 549
22 827
Petrol - Unleadedno.
86 311
92 305
100 328
108 473
115 554
Dieselno.
10 632
11 147
12 116
13 462
14 453
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
986
1 020
1 109
1 167
1 217
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
46 589.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 566.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
210.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
316.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
368.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
261.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
93 817
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
162
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
5 551
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
947
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0