National Regional Profile: Bowen (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA30950   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
22
14
37
31
73
Total dwelling unitsno.
26
14
47
42
129
Value of total residential building$m
3.2
2.2
8.0
10.0
36.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.4
0.4
4.8
6.9
6.7
Value of total building$m
4.6
2.7
12.9
16.9
43.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
150
146
179
210
189
Other vehiclesno.
203
211
257
255
292
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
353
357
436
465
481
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 948
4 995
5 091
5 240
5 354
Campervansno.
23
27
29
29
39
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 394
2 441
2 505
2 594
2 649
Light rigid trucksno.
73
78
71
73
87
Heavy rigid trucksno.
376
375
384
390
382
Articulated trucksno.
49
56
53
53
46
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
4
4
0
3
0
Busesno.
55
55
50
53
55
Motorcyclesno.
313
320
372
376
412
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 235
8 351
8 557
8 809
9 025
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
392
392
395
404
407
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
190
192
195
200
202
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
6
6
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
30
29
30
30
29
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
25
25
29
29
31
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
652
656
665
679
687
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 675
1 505
1 273
1 110
943
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 295
4 551
4 896
5 212
5 518
Dieselno.
2 166
2 196
2 286
2 378
2 443
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
99
99
102
109
121
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
2 156 852.1
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
6 309.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
632.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
634.7
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
738.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
221 248
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
16 406
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0