National Regional Profile: Mid-Western Regional (A) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140075274   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
12
19
22
17
8
Total dwelling unitsno.
12
19
22
17
8
Value of total residential building$m
1.8
2.9
3.7
2.8
2.4
Value of total non-residential building$m
3.0
0.6
2.2
0.6
0.2
Value of total building$m
4.8
3.5
5.8
3.3
2.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
64
82
63
66
52
Other vehiclesno.
101
81
82
100
74
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
164
164
145
167
126
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 926
1 961
2 001
2 016
2 054
Campervansno.
4
5
4
6
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
912
922
958
930
937
Light rigid trucksno.
35
40
43
39
38
Heavy rigid trucksno.
110
109
116
116
116
Articulated trucksno.
25
20
19
18
17
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
3
4
3
4
Busesno.
21
21
24
21
21
Motorcyclesno.
122
119
131
130
141
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
3 161
3 202
3 302
3 279
3 333
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
535
551
564
568
578
Campervansno.
1
1
1
2
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
253
259
270
262
264
Light rigid trucksno.
10
11
12
11
11
Heavy rigid trucksno.
31
31
33
33
33
Articulated trucksno.
7
6
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
6
6
7
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
34
33
37
37
40
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
877
900
931
924
938
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
659
587
514
447
380
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 791
1 872
2 029
2 067
2 167
Dieselno.
682
715
731
730
751
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
29
28
27
35
35
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
134 072.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 093.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
4.3
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
135.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
136.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
151.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
137 392
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
21
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
30 582
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
170
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0