National Regional Profile: Loxton Waikerie (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA43790   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
58
39
51
54
61
Total dwelling unitsno.
86
41
55
54
61
Value of total residential building$m
9.7
6.5
9.5
11.7
13.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
6.4
4.4
3.2
1.4
3.3
Value of total building$m
16.2
10.9
12.7
13.2
16.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
230
216
255
204
182
Other vehiclesno.
175
167
212
226
184
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
404
383
467
431
365
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
6 905
6 910
6 980
7 017
7 101
Campervansno.
39
46
41
47
57
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 239
2 283
2 300
2 291
2 293
Light rigid trucksno.
33
26
30
36
37
Heavy rigid trucksno.
365
342
325
306
292
Articulated trucksno.
141
158
159
170
158
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
13
13
13
12
11
Busesno.
38
42
48
53
51
Motorcyclesno.
374
350
354
346
367
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
10 148
10 169
10 250
10 278
10 366
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
565
566
574
577
587
Campervansno.
3
4
3
4
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
183
187
189
188
189
Light rigid trucksno.
3
2
2
3
3
Heavy rigid trucksno.
30
28
27
25
24
Articulated trucksno.
12
13
13
14
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
3
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
31
29
29
28
30
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
831
833
842
845
857
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
3 267
2 918
2 530
2 140
1 837
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 717
6 011
6 392
6 721
7 056
Dieselno.
1 108
1 181
1 274
1 356
1 408
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
55
60
54
59
64
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
711 620.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
263 767.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
516.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
6 658.4
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
6 679.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
1 160.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
186 172
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
7 313
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
36 212
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0