National Regional Profile: Southern Mallee (DC) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 420107290   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
10
3
6
3
4
Total dwelling unitsno.
10
3
9
3
4
Value of total residential building$m
0.9
0.3
1.2
0.5
0.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
6.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
Value of total building$m
7.6
1.1
2.1
1.4
1.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
30
38
42
43
31
Other vehiclesno.
75
41
71
54
51
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
105
80
112
97
82
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 287
1 245
1 245
1 258
1 260
Campervansno.
6
7
8
9
8
Light commercial vehiclesno.
681
689
722
718
721
Light rigid trucksno.
6
8
11
12
14
Heavy rigid trucksno.
187
159
156
153
142
Articulated trucksno.
28
28
35
38
39
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
4
3
Busesno.
11
11
10
9
9
Motorcyclesno.
102
104
93
81
87
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
2 312
2 256
2 283
2 281
2 283
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
572
557
557
562
561
Campervansno.
3
3
4
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
303
308
323
321
321
Light rigid trucksno.
3
4
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
83
71
70
68
63
Articulated trucksno.
12
13
16
17
17
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
2
1
Busesno.
5
5
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
45
46
42
36
39
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
1 028
1 008
1 021
1 018
1 016
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
681
585
517
429
371
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 153
1 170
1 212
1 256
1 306
Dieselno.
463
484
538
578
591
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
16
16
16
18
15
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
394 488.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
135 429.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
3 608.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
431.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
434.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
12 893.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
325 768
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
89
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
9 182
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
23 078
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0