National Regional Profile: West Arthur (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA58890   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
3
4
1
4
3
Total dwelling unitsno.
3
4
1
4
5
Value of total residential building$m
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
1.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.5
Value of total building$m
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.7
1.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
12
11
10
7
9
Other vehiclesno.
23
24
24
20
21
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
35
35
34
27
30
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
392
381
376
369
370
Campervansno.
0
0
0
0
0
Light commercial vehiclesno.
277
277
284
283
283
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
7
5
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
123
124
124
115
116
Articulated trucksno.
14
11
9
9
11
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
16
16
16
15
16
Busesno.
5
5
5
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
20
17
24
24
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
853
837
845
825
833
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
425
412
407
411
416
Campervansno.
0
0
0
0
0
Light commercial vehiclesno.
300
300
308
315
318
Light rigid trucksno.
7
6
8
6
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
133
134
134
128
130
Articulated trucksno.
15
12
10
10
12
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
17
17
17
17
18
Busesno.
5
5
5
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
22
18
26
27
27
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
924
906
915
920
936
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
208
192
170
151
137
Petrol - Unleadedno.
341
324
348
352
353
Dieselno.
294
307
317
313
335
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
10
14
10
9
8
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
244 029.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
39 344.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
2.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2.6
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
9 799.2
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
904 835
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
128
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
13 122
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
3 792
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0