National Regional Profile: Towong (S) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 245156672   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  
INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
11
11
10
14
11
Total dwelling unitsno.
11
11
10
14
11
Value of total residential building$m
1.7
2.0
1.6
2.5
2.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.2
0.7
0.7
2.4
1.3
Value of total building$m
1.9
2.7
2.3
4.9
3.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
51
56
67
53
38
Other vehiclesno.
65
73
81
79
70
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
116
130
148
133
107
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 434
2 436
2 415
2 442
2 408
Campervansno.
8
10
8
11
17
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 129
1 160
1 168
1 194
1 199
Light rigid trucksno.
27
28
30
26
29
Heavy rigid trucksno.
206
202
209
208
210
Articulated trucksno.
40
40
40
46
52
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
4
6
7
7
Busesno.
48
47
45
45
40
Motorcyclesno.
253
156
144
167
187
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 151
4 084
4 065
4 146
4 148
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
628
638
638
649
641
Campervansno.
2
3
2
3
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
291
304
308
317
319
Light rigid trucksno.
7
7
8
7
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
53
53
55
55
56
Articulated trucksno.
10
10
11
12
14
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
2
2
2
Busesno.
12
12
12
12
11
Motorcyclesno.
65
41
38
44
50
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
1 072
1 069
1 073
1 102
1 104
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 250
1 095
971
845
726
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 871
1 911
1 979
2 126
2 197
Dieselno.
899
945
1 000
1 066
1 118
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
130
134
115
109
106
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
131 125.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
120.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
12.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
15.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
110.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
40 282
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
20 176
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
94 795
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
4 507
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0