National Regional Profile: West Tamar (M) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615055811   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
95
112
138
144
107
Total dwelling unitsno.
96
112
152
144
119
Value of total residential building$m
14.5
17.5
24.1
32.3
26.5
Value of total non-residential building$m
6.0
1.6
0.5
3.1
6.2
Value of total building$m
20.5
19.1
24.6
35.4
32.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
380
328
456
469
444
Other vehiclesno.
184
245
292
360
333
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
565
573
749
829
777
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
10 346
10 345
10 620
10 920
11 327
Campervansno.
160
188
204
203
217
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 484
2 556
2 687
2 813
2 936
Light rigid trucksno.
88
89
92
95
106
Heavy rigid trucksno.
253
257
266
273
298
Articulated trucksno.
61
51
54
61
60
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
11
9
10
9
12
Busesno.
114
105
101
108
120
Motorcyclesno.
450
413
469
482
562
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
13 968
14 012
14 503
14 965
15 638
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
555
548
553
564
578
Campervansno.
9
10
11
10
11
Light commercial vehiclesno.
133
135
140
145
150
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
14
14
14
14
15
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
0
1
0
1
Busesno.
6
6
5
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
24
22
24
25
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
749
742
755
773
799
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
4 148
3 594
3 144
2 693
2 388
Petrol - Unleadedno.
8 279
8 820
9 639
10 406
11 151
Dieselno.
1 382
1 446
1 569
1 723
1 928
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
159
152
152
143
172
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
11 627.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
28.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
267.3
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
279.9
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
44.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
11 315
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 105
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
4 111
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
2
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0