National Regional Profile: Geraldton (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 53503   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
153
123
190
252
299
Total dwelling unitsno.
169
133
205
282
339
Value of total residential building$m
25.1
23.6
37.3
51.6
74.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
9.9
25.0
59.1
25.9
27.7
Value of total building$m
35.0
48.5
96.4
77.5
102.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
466
494
505
650
662
Other vehiclesno.
413
501
542
647
733
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
880
995
1 047
1 299
1 396
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
14 995
15 127
15 521
16 080
16 856
Campervansno.
147
156
164
162
167
Light commercial vehiclesno.
5 500
5 577
5 661
5 763
5 963
Light rigid trucksno.
133
149
161
170
191
Heavy rigid trucksno.
760
781
813
820
869
Articulated trucksno.
194
183
173
198
224
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
29
33
36
41
47
Busesno.
180
171
162
169
189
Motorcyclesno.
935
865
909
993
1 128
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
22 874
23 043
23 600
24 396
25 633
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
473
475
487
492
503
Campervansno.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
174
175
178
176
178
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
24
25
26
25
26
Articulated trucksno.
6
6
5
6
7
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
6
5
5
5
6
Motorcyclesno.
30
27
29
30
34
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
722
724
740
746
765
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
5 000
4 375
3 796
3 278
2 851
Petrol - Unleadedno.
12 995
13 541
14 474
15 440
16 602
Dieselno.
4 520
4 750
4 934
5 290
5 767
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
357
378
397
388
415
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
6 847.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 392.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
19.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
10.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
11.9
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
1 122.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
11 620
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
236
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0