National Regional Profile: George Town (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615102212   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
6
8
7
11
8
Total dwelling unitsno.
6
8
7
11
8
Value of total residential building$m
0.5
0.9
1.0
2.1
1.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.4
0.1
10.0
0.0
0.0
Value of total building$m
0.8
1.0
11.0
2.1
1.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
8
6
10
14
15
Other vehiclesno.
9
11
16
18
13
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
17
17
25
32
27
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
562
542
560
560
588
Campervansno.
5
7
8
8
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
205
215
211
221
233
Light rigid trucksno.
6
8
8
6
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
18
20
22
20
23
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
0
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
24
25
28
28
34
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
824
822
843
848
899
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
531
510
532
526
556
Campervansno.
5
7
8
8
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
194
202
200
208
220
Light rigid trucksno.
6
8
8
6
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
17
19
21
19
22
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
0
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
23
24
27
26
32
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
779
773
801
796
851
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
264
228
203
162
149
Petrol - Unleadedno.
431
460
493
530
584
Dieselno.
117
123
134
143
155
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
13
12
13
13
11
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
20 049.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
7.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
10.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
32 501
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
8 029
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0