National Regional Profile: Northampton (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA56790   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
18
44
29
43
35
Total dwelling unitsno.
22
44
29
43
38
Value of total residential building$m
3.7
7.6
5.4
6.4
7.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
4.4
0.5
0.8
1.7
0.2
Value of total building$m
8.1
8.1
6.2
8.1
7.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
29
33
43
22
28
Other vehiclesno.
52
58
46
45
64
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
80
91
89
67
92
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 358
1 362
1 402
1 507
1 553
Campervansno.
21
22
21
20
24
Light commercial vehiclesno.
816
834
837
856
878
Light rigid trucksno.
10
10
10
17
12
Heavy rigid trucksno.
168
176
179
175
169
Articulated trucksno.
16
14
15
14
14
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
11
14
15
13
15
Busesno.
38
37
42
44
45
Motorcyclesno.
96
97
105
106
109
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
2 533
2 565
2 625
2 751
2 819
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
406
407
419
458
462
Campervansno.
6
7
6
6
7
Light commercial vehiclesno.
244
249
250
260
261
Light rigid trucksno.
3
3
3
5
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
50
53
53
53
50
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
4
4
4
4
Busesno.
11
11
13
13
13
Motorcyclesno.
29
29
31
32
32
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
758
767
784
837
839
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
597
518
472
457
388
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 122
1 186
1 260
1 358
1 442
Dieselno.
774
818
849
888
940
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
40
43
44
48
49
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
891 093.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
107 875.7
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
17.9
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
8.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
8.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
56 623.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
356 057
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
8 589
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
82
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0