National Regional Profile: Alpine (S) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 245150112   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
19
20
33
32
25
Total dwelling unitsno.
19
20
33
32
28
Value of total residential building$m
3.1
3.9
6.2
7.8
6.5
Value of total non-residential building$m
6.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
1.7
Value of total building$m
9.2
5.7
7.3
9.5
8.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
88
76
70
48
59
Other vehiclesno.
78
82
84
76
79
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
166
159
154
124
138
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 694
2 712
2 754
2 733
2 762
Campervansno.
8
9
8
9
11
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 060
1 094
1 125
1 150
1 149
Light rigid trucksno.
20
17
18
19
24
Heavy rigid trucksno.
140
138
134
137
141
Articulated trucksno.
105
104
102
111
96
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
15
9
9
8
6
Busesno.
22
27
23
26
24
Motorcyclesno.
214
182
173
173
187
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 279
4 292
4 346
4 365
4 399
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
574
576
582
572
575
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
226
232
238
241
239
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
30
29
28
29
29
Articulated trucksno.
22
22
22
23
20
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
2
2
2
1
Busesno.
5
6
5
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
46
39
37
36
39
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
912
912
918
914
915
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 223
1 052
906
768
649
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 170
2 301
2 477
2 571
2 697
Dieselno.
712
771
812
876
890
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
173
167
150
150
162
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
41 686.4
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
31.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
274.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
284.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
849.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
1 932
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 972
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
18 153
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0