National Regional Profile: Derby-West Kimberley (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA52800   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
43
38
16
5
9
Total dwelling unitsno.
73
56
28
22
52
Value of total residential building$m
12.4
11.0
5.2
6.0
15.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
3.8
2.5
7.4
0.9
20.0
Value of total building$m
16.1
13.5
12.6
6.9
35.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
23
13
24
23
21
Other vehiclesno.
80
51
62
80
76
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
103
63
86
104
97
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 368
1 414
1 364
1 362
1 433
Campervansno.
15
19
16
12
10
Light commercial vehiclesno.
790
806
783
805
839
Light rigid trucksno.
39
44
41
38
38
Heavy rigid trucksno.
169
170
161
158
149
Articulated trucksno.
34
23
21
21
25
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
10
10
7
12
12
Busesno.
140
153
149
151
149
Motorcyclesno.
93
90
78
85
86
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
2 658
2 730
2 621
2 644
2 740
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
171
194
190
193
191
Campervansno.
2
3
2
2
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
99
111
109
114
112
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
21
23
22
22
20
Articulated trucksno.
4
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
2
2
Busesno.
18
21
21
21
20
Motorcyclesno.
12
12
11
12
11
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
333
375
366
375
365
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
485
423
334
278
235
Petrol - Unleadedno.
951
974
994
1 051
1 146
Dieselno.
1 195
1 297
1 260
1 282
1 325
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
27
36
32
33
34
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
7 014 479.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1.3
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
283 193
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0