National Regional Profile: Brisbane (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA31000   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
5 032
4 344
4 432
3 360
3 752
Total dwelling unitsno.
9 665
10 014
9 847
8 295
8 189
Value of total residential building$m
1 712.6
1 917.4
2 225.2
2 184.9
2 256.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
1 113.8
1 250.2
1 429.1
1 566.7
2 220.6
Value of total building$m
2 826.4
3 167.6
3 654.3
3 751.6
4 476.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
34 014
38 785
43 903
46 460
47 230
Other vehiclesno.
16 404
19 201
22 129
25 021
25 237
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
50 417
57 989
66 035
71 473
72 461
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
498 031
517 104
540 713
563 314
582 639
Campervansno.
878
897
947
1 002
1 053
Light commercial vehiclesno.
72 983
75 824
82 702
89 251
97 126
Light rigid trucksno.
3 830
4 055
4 525
4 893
5 400
Heavy rigid trucksno.
8 916
9 261
9 602
10 142
11 124
Articulated trucksno.
2 984
3 099
3 184
3 485
3 807
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1 622
1 721
1 728
1 806
1 951
Busesno.
2 964
3 018
3 534
3 628
3 837
Motorcyclesno.
14 352
15 293
16 651
18 183
20 719
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
606 575
630 268
663 587
695 722
727 658
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
543
550
564
578
587
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
80
81
86
92
98
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
10
10
10
10
11
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Busesno.
3
3
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
16
16
17
19
21
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
661
671
692
714
733
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
102 282
87 361
72 789
59 599
48 470
Petrol - Unleadedno.
450 657
485 665
528 187
567 792
602 883
Dieselno.
44 065
47 643
53 032
58 453
65 970
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
9 573
9 603
9 575
9 870
10 328
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
3 616.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
264.7
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
19.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
22.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
51.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
10
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 815
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0