National Regional Profile: Richmond Valley (A) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16610   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
60
85
122
100
102
Total dwelling unitsno.
81
162
174
157
116
Value of total residential building$m
10.2
20.6
26.9
25.2
22.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
5.8
1.2
1.6
1.3
2.0
Value of total building$m
16.1
21.8
28.5
26.6
24.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
210
228
260
297
291
Other vehiclesno.
198
237
248
280
288
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
409
465
508
576
579
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
8 548
8 863
9 273
9 678
9 982
Campervansno.
44
56
64
84
88
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 471
2 588
2 736
2 830
2 902
Light rigid trucksno.
109
115
126
124
129
Heavy rigid trucksno.
369
379
386
403
427
Articulated trucksno.
64
57
59
61
88
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
7
7
4
8
10
Busesno.
69
69
72
77
79
Motorcyclesno.
365
373
411
434
452
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
12 047
12 508
13 132
13 698
14 159
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
400
414
433
449
450
Campervansno.
2
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
116
121
128
131
131
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
17
18
18
19
19
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
17
17
19
20
20
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
564
584
614
635
639
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 760
2 449
2 178
1 852
1 562
Petrol - Unleadedno.
7 080
7 750
8 486
9 206
9 736
Dieselno.
2 096
2 196
2 352
2 522
2 731
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
111
112
117
119
128
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
140 442.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
2 989.1
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
57.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
125.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
128.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
6 178.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
1 099
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
7 180
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
60 458
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
8 041
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0