National Regional Profile: Northern Midlands (M) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615054611   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
34
27
71
52
40
Total dwelling unitsno.
34
27
73
67
46
Value of total residential building$m
3.8
5.0
12.0
10.6
8.4
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.3
1.6
0.9
4.4
1.5
Value of total building$m
5.1
6.6
12.9
15.0
9.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
235
172
209
255
321
Other vehiclesno.
115
99
130
178
153
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
350
271
338
433
475
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 812
3 841
4 093
4 174
4 302
Campervansno.
37
43
38
45
53
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 210
1 248
1 302
1 358
1 428
Light rigid trucksno.
33
37
39
41
40
Heavy rigid trucksno.
135
133
130
138
146
Articulated trucksno.
39
41
42
44
43
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
6
6
4
7
6
Busesno.
31
32
33
34
36
Motorcyclesno.
150
140
147
155
166
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
5 454
5 521
5 829
5 996
6 220
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
518
514
543
542
550
Campervansno.
5
6
5
6
7
Light commercial vehiclesno.
164
167
173
176
182
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
18
18
17
18
19
Articulated trucksno.
5
5
6
6
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
5
Motorcyclesno.
20
19
20
20
21
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
741
739
773
779
795
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 500
1 300
1 151
974
887
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 207
3 410
3 810
4 070
4 300
Dieselno.
687
749
810
895
970
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
61
63
58
57
63
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
6 499.6
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
192.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
60.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
21.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
21.6
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
125.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
21 702
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
44
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
2 761
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0