National Regional Profile: Douglas (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA32800   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
112
102
98
96
128
Total dwelling unitsno.
177
136
123
196
148
Value of total residential building$m
28.5
28.1
32.1
51.5
52.4
Value of total non-residential building$m
10.3
8.9
2.1
88.4
45.3
Value of total building$m
38.8
37.0
34.2
139.9
97.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
100
92
101
144
160
Other vehiclesno.
135
183
174
226
225
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
235
274
275
370
385
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 590
3 689
3 587
3 775
4 194
Campervansno.
20
24
21
31
24
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 861
1 904
1 796
1 599
1 728
Light rigid trucksno.
51
55
54
48
52
Heavy rigid trucksno.
211
210
187
137
138
Articulated trucksno.
37
38
36
35
37
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
6
5
6
3
Busesno.
205
156
141
132
128
Motorcyclesno.
276
307
306
304
368
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
6 255
6 388
6 135
6 066
6 672
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
336
341
333
354
383
Campervansno.
2
2
2
3
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
174
176
167
150
158
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
20
19
17
13
13
Articulated trucksno.
3
4
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
1
0
1
0
Busesno.
19
14
13
12
12
Motorcyclesno.
26
28
28
28
34
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
585
590
569
568
609
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 089
986
796
615
540
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 142
3 384
3 424
3 761
4 345
Dieselno.
1 953
1 946
1 847
1 625
1 713
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
71
73
68
65
73
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
17 090.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
9.8
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
124.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
201.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
8 333.2
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
n.p.
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
4 220
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0