National Regional Profile: Devonport (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61610   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
49
61
122
98
85
Total dwelling unitsno.
57
75
186
100
106
Value of total residential building$m
8.7
11.6
26.4
21.6
22.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
19.4
17.3
9.9
14.0
8.2
Value of total building$m
28.1
28.8
36.4
35.6
30.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
409
413
448
543
525
Other vehiclesno.
218
266
369
410
383
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
627
679
817
953
908
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
12 513
12 715
13 050
13 344
13 900
Campervansno.
186
199
214
222
223
Light commercial vehiclesno.
3 140
3 310
3 475
3 643
3 890
Light rigid trucksno.
85
100
102
106
120
Heavy rigid trucksno.
397
483
479
418
451
Articulated trucksno.
140
135
134
195
194
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
16
20
23
22
21
Busesno.
115
108
94
96
96
Motorcyclesno.
495
501
533
582
640
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
17 087
17 571
18 105
18 627
19 535
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
518
518
525
533
559
Campervansno.
8
8
9
9
9
Light commercial vehiclesno.
130
135
140
145
156
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
16
20
19
17
18
Articulated trucksno.
6
6
5
8
8
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
5
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
21
20
21
23
26
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
708
716
729
743
785
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
4 806
4 146
3 582
2 983
2 678
Petrol - Unleadedno.
10 347
11 270
12 237
13 208
14 229
Dieselno.
1 731
1 941
2 069
2 220
2 410
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
203
214
216
217
218
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
4 269.6
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
189.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
576.7
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
105.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
105.6
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
423.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
6 712
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
34
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 892
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0