National Regional Profile: Southern Midlands (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA65010   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
22
11
23
24
37
Total dwelling unitsno.
22
13
23
24
39
Value of total residential building$m
2.2
1.6
3.0
3.4
6.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.7
Value of total building$m
2.3
1.7
3.7
3.6
7.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
38
35
48
45
54
Other vehiclesno.
59
74
74
76
62
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
97
108
122
122
116
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 584
2 537
2 636
2 765
2 832
Campervansno.
31
29
31
32
35
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 131
1 204
1 269
1 321
1 366
Light rigid trucksno.
51
50
52
51
50
Heavy rigid trucksno.
171
167
179
171
188
Articulated trucksno.
27
22
21
26
19
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
5
4
5
6
Busesno.
30
28
26
33
36
Motorcyclesno.
76
72
68
70
82
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 105
4 112
4 288
4 472
4 613
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
449
438
452
474
485
Campervansno.
5
5
5
5
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
196
208
217
227
234
Light rigid trucksno.
9
9
9
9
9
Heavy rigid trucksno.
30
29
31
29
32
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
4
4
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
5
5
4
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
13
12
12
12
14
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
713
710
735
767
789
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 476
1 312
1 221
1 082
964
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 946
2 060
2 268
2 521
2 697
Dieselno.
640
696
757
820
900
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
43
44
42
49
52
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
206 855.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
3 092.4
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
158.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
226.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
228.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
1 626.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
590 380
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
760
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
18 109
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
122
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0