National Regional Profile: Wellington (S) - Alberton (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250156811   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
27
23
39
36
35
Total dwelling unitsno.
27
25
41
61
38
Value of total residential building$m
3.2
4.0
6.7
9.4
7.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
3.6
2.5
1.2
0.6
3.2
Value of total building$m
6.9
6.5
7.9
10.0
10.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
113
126
93
110
105
Other vehiclesno.
99
92
111
119
122
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
212
218
205
229
227
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 356
3 420
3 516
3 523
3 531
Campervansno.
15
22
27
25
27
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 166
1 210
1 260
1 296
1 347
Light rigid trucksno.
36
37
42
44
46
Heavy rigid trucksno.
186
177
183
177
186
Articulated trucksno.
21
23
21
21
20
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
11
10
11
12
10
Busesno.
53
54
50
48
54
Motorcyclesno.
305
252
264
282
283
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
5 149
5 203
5 375
5 427
5 505
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
580
599
622
624
625
Campervansno.
3
4
5
4
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
201
212
223
230
238
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
32
31
32
31
33
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Busesno.
9
9
9
9
10
Motorcyclesno.
53
44
47
50
50
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
889
911
951
961
974
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 379
1 208
1 090
919
805
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 761
2 918
3 146
3 313
3 441
Dieselno.
645
727
797
862
928
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
364
351
341
333
332
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
76 487.4
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
568.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
5.4
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
5.4
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
431.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
105 684
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
45 909
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
32 796
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
20
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0