National Regional Profile: Rockingham (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA57490   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1 248
1 398
1 624
1 606
2 007
Total dwelling unitsno.
1 333
1 468
1 889
1 846
2 249
Value of total residential building$m
150.8
183.9
263.6
308.0
401.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
34.4
20.0
34.2
62.3
64.9
Value of total building$m
185.2
204.0
297.8
370.3
466.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
947
1 138
1 391
1 519
1 863
Other vehiclesno.
390
594
774
840
1 054
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
1 337
1 732
2 165
2 359
2 917
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
38 829
40 784
42 756
45 004
48 125
Campervansno.
330
365
359
360
337
Light commercial vehiclesno.
6 157
6 451
6 892
7 343
7 908
Light rigid trucksno.
160
172
161
193
201
Heavy rigid trucksno.
460
499
517
514
631
Articulated trucksno.
74
85
88
100
106
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
48
49
58
48
62
Busesno.
216
208
214
222
244
Motorcyclesno.
1 866
1 970
2 123
2 318
2 762
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
48 140
50 583
53 168
56 102
60 376
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
513
524
532
540
550
Campervansno.
4
5
4
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
81
83
86
88
90
Light rigid trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Heavy rigid trucksno.
6
6
6
6
7
Articulated trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
25
25
26
28
32
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
636
650
662
674
690
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
11 067
9 674
8 331
6 841
5 688
Petrol - Unleadedno.
31 260
34 574
37 906
41 964
46 685
Dieselno.
3 964
4 325
4 789
5 181
5 773
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
1 849
2 010
2 142
2 116
2 230
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
2 464.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
270.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
22.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
22.6
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
1 598
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
4
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
904
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0