National Regional Profile: Northern Areas (DC) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 435155120   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
9
11
16
20
20
Total dwelling unitsno.
9
11
16
20
20
Value of total residential building$m
1.1
1.7
2.8
3.0
2.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.3
0.0
2.0
0.9
0.8
Value of total building$m
3.4
1.7
4.8
3.9
3.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
83
87
80
81
57
Other vehiclesno.
104
98
103
114
92
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
187
185
183
194
148
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 587
2 604
2 640
2 679
2 719
Campervansno.
16
16
17
17
16
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 110
1 118
1 152
1 134
1 152
Light rigid trucksno.
26
27
31
32
35
Heavy rigid trucksno.
294
284
273
265
256
Articulated trucksno.
78
77
75
75
77
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
13
14
12
11
13
Busesno.
17
17
18
17
18
Motorcyclesno.
144
154
138
127
145
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 285
4 313
4 358
4 359
4 433
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
540
545
552
556
561
Campervansno.
3
3
4
4
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
232
234
241
236
238
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
61
59
57
55
53
Articulated trucksno.
16
16
16
16
16
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
2
3
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
30
32
29
26
30
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
895
902
911
905
915
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 287
1 131
989
868
758
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 303
2 426
2 559
2 662
2 800
Dieselno.
674
737
785
807
853
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
21
18
26
23
22
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
298 885.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
129 235.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
37.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
37.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
25 877.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
334 147
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
209
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
7 704
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
1 090
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0