National Regional Profile: Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA21670   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
38
45
73
70
45
Total dwelling unitsno.
38
52
81
72
45
Value of total residential building$m
5.8
6.7
12.5
13.2
9.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
4.6
7.6
6.7
17.8
19.2
Value of total building$m
10.4
14.4
19.2
31.1
28.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
210
224
211
226
217
Other vehiclesno.
126
140
177
156
143
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
335
364
389
381
359
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
7 508
7 584
7 692
7 643
7 666
Campervansno.
47
52
54
57
61
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 277
2 351
2 424
2 500
2 528
Light rigid trucksno.
69
72
73
73
80
Heavy rigid trucksno.
415
423
417
415
403
Articulated trucksno.
92
98
98
102
106
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
21
18
17
20
20
Busesno.
61
56
56
59
62
Motorcyclesno.
360
318
312
342
368
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
10 852
10 973
11 144
11 210
11 296
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
576
587
603
600
602
Campervansno.
4
4
4
4
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
175
182
190
196
198
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
32
33
33
33
32
Articulated trucksno.
7
8
8
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
1
1
2
2
Busesno.
5
4
4
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
28
25
24
27
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
833
849
874
880
887
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
3 908
3 462
3 078
2 704
2 302
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 232
5 669
6 157
6 509
6 887
Dieselno.
1 011
1 105
1 178
1 272
1 369
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
702
738
729
726
737
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
101 149.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
21 502.7
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
15.4
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
17.7
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
5 744.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
232 439
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
6 146
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
15
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0