National Regional Profile: Emerald (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 330153000   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
31
64
93
101
119
Total dwelling unitsno.
31
70
95
109
147
Value of total residential building$m
5.7
11.8
17.8
24.6
35.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.6
4.6
6.1
19.3
24.8
Value of total building$m
8.3
16.4
23.9
44.0
60.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
383
380
480
485
484
Other vehiclesno.
496
546
754
825
928
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
879
926
1 234
1 309
1 413
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
5 432
5 535
5 747
6 009
6 467
Campervansno.
10
10
14
20
15
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 454
2 612
2 843
3 012
3 340
Light rigid trucksno.
55
76
149
153
168
Heavy rigid trucksno.
339
320
331
342
363
Articulated trucksno.
108
104
101
107
106
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
10
10
12
13
14
Busesno.
72
79
89
96
122
Motorcyclesno.
363
373
397
432
491
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 843
9 118
9 684
10 184
11 085
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
401
397
399
405
421
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
181
187
197
203
217
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
10
10
11
Heavy rigid trucksno.
25
23
23
23
24
Articulated trucksno.
8
7
7
7
7
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
5
6
6
6
8
Motorcyclesno.
27
27
28
29
32
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
652
653
673
686
721
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 392
1 165
985
876
732
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 126
5 495
5 964
6 369
7 020
Dieselno.
2 230
2 353
2 605
2 811
3 195
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
96
105
130
129
139
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
969 720.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
33 848.5
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
69.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
884.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
884.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
16 274.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
147 854
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
31
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0