National Regional Profile: Waratah/Wynyard (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA65410   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
30
39
54
51
60
Total dwelling unitsno.
32
39
62
79
77
Value of total residential building$m
4.9
6.2
11.6
14.8
15.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.7
9.0
1.2
3.5
3.6
Value of total building$m
5.7
15.2
12.8
18.2
18.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
143
173
161
234
190
Other vehiclesno.
133
134
143
213
184
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
276
307
303
447
373
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
6 218
6 277
6 525
6 752
6 983
Campervansno.
97
108
103
113
106
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 825
1 958
2 049
2 132
2 231
Light rigid trucksno.
54
51
56
61
60
Heavy rigid trucksno.
202
200
217
211
222
Articulated trucksno.
40
44
43
46
45
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
8
7
3
7
4
Busesno.
59
57
50
53
59
Motorcyclesno.
270
255
275
278
305
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 775
8 957
9 322
9 650
10 017
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
457
462
476
493
505
Campervansno.
7
8
8
8
8
Light commercial vehiclesno.
134
144
150
156
161
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
15
15
16
15
16
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
0
1
0
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
20
19
20
20
22
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
646
659
681
705
725
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 340
2 043
1 828
1 544
1 331
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 103
5 465
5 938
6 465
6 947
Dieselno.
1 250
1 354
1 455
1 533
1 634
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
81
95
101
108
105
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
23 649.6
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
177.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1 165.8
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
15.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
18.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
487.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
5 817
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
15 746
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
15 683
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
1 309
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0