National Regional Profile: Gwydir (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA13660   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
6
5
6
22
21
Total dwelling unitsno.
6
6
6
26
21
Value of total residential building$m
1.1
0.9
1.5
3.5
4.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.0
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.6
Value of total building$m
1.1
1.7
2.5
4.2
4.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
83
61
68
79
76
Other vehiclesno.
126
121
158
148
138
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
210
182
226
227
213
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 353
2 302
2 332
2 383
2 407
Campervansno.
8
7
10
10
13
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 313
1 307
1 316
1 386
1 438
Light rigid trucksno.
32
34
37
37
40
Heavy rigid trucksno.
272
262
257
247
253
Articulated trucksno.
41
36
36
39
40
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
6
4
3
3
Busesno.
36
36
31
35
34
Motorcyclesno.
56
69
78
89
103
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 116
4 058
4 103
4 229
4 331
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
413
409
420
433
436
Campervansno.
1
1
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
231
232
237
252
261
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
48
47
46
45
46
Articulated trucksno.
7
6
6
7
7
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
10
12
14
16
19
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
723
722
740
768
785
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
867
749
643
565
481
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 961
2 001
2 135
2 279
2 393
Dieselno.
1 277
1 297
1 312
1 373
1 439
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
12
11
14
12
18
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
794 662.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
131 807.5
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
6.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
242.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
242.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
15 851.5
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
216 329
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
53
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
204 644
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
8 314
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0