National Regional Profile: Northern Midlands (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104612   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
13
5
25
23
14
Total dwelling unitsno.
13
5
31
23
14
Value of total residential building$m
1.1
0.9
4.6
4.1
2.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
4.3
0.1
1.3
3.0
3.0
Value of total building$m
5.3
1.0
5.9
7.1
5.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
96
74
76
106
121
Other vehiclesno.
85
65
69
112
87
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
181
139
145
219
208
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 369
2 300
2 390
2 463
2 555
Campervansno.
24
24
22
29
32
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 073
1 098
1 138
1 180
1 225
Light rigid trucksno.
20
21
21
23
23
Heavy rigid trucksno.
144
132
135
140
139
Articulated trucksno.
27
27
30
28
25
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
10
7
8
5
7
Busesno.
21
22
22
22
23
Motorcyclesno.
81
63
68
72
84
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
3 769
3 692
3 834
3 962
4 113
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
512
496
508
529
546
Campervansno.
5
5
5
6
7
Light commercial vehiclesno.
232
237
242
254
262
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
4
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
31
28
29
30
30
Articulated trucksno.
6
6
6
6
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
1
1
Busesno.
5
5
5
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
18
14
14
15
18
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
815
796
816
851
879
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 184
1 006
906
803
726
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 881
1 951
2 133
2 303
2 473
Dieselno.
663
701
757
812
867
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
40
35
39
44
47
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
352 329.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
12 375.1
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
3 555.3
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
21.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
22.6
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
4 546.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
864 967
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 106
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
52 634
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
35
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0