National Regional Profile: Kimberley (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 545   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
233
235
186
137
199
Total dwelling unitsno.
335
316
250
321
333
Value of total residential building$m
59.1
62.3
52.5
88.7
94.2
Value of total non-residential building$m
17.9
17.1
41.9
42.7
105.0
Value of total building$m
77.0
79.4
94.4
131.4
199.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
123
134
157
223
196
Other vehiclesno.
413
402
457
518
547
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
536
535
614
741
743
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
7 545
7 833
8 245
8 716
9 300
Campervansno.
127
137
123
120
129
Light commercial vehiclesno.
4 040
4 196
4 303
4 449
4 607
Light rigid trucksno.
119
124
143
140
145
Heavy rigid trucksno.
620
660
685
679
684
Articulated trucksno.
114
94
101
108
111
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
44
42
38
44
46
Busesno.
644
659
644
644
674
Motorcyclesno.
698
702
694
748
868
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
13 952
14 447
14 974
15 649
16 562
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
231
245
259
275
282
Campervansno.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
124
131
135
140
140
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
19
21
21
21
21
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
20
21
20
20
20
Motorcyclesno.
21
22
22
24
26
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
427
452
470
493
502
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 787
2 424
2 144
1 888
1 571
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 426
5 824
6 392
7 065
7 858
Dieselno.
5 555
6 011
6 240
6 496
6 925
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
184
188
198
200
208
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
20 022 102.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 336.7
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1 554.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
546.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
591.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
6 346.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
677 466
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0