National Regional Profile: West Coast (M) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 620155610   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
9
6
4
10
2
Total dwelling unitsno.
9
6
4
10
2
Value of total residential building$m
0.9
0.5
0.5
1.6
0.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.1
3.1
1.3
9.5
3.4
Value of total building$m
2.0
3.5
1.8
11.2
4.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
63
64
54
77
57
Other vehiclesno.
57
68
94
123
98
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
119
132
148
200
155
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 325
2 262
2 253
2 375
2 362
Campervansno.
25
22
23
27
32
Light commercial vehiclesno.
829
849
851
926
984
Light rigid trucksno.
31
32
36
41
40
Heavy rigid trucksno.
85
73
71
81
80
Articulated trucksno.
9
9
10
14
14
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
4
4
5
Busesno.
41
38
33
33
35
Motorcyclesno.
79
76
68
64
62
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
3 428
3 366
3 350
3 565
3 613
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
430
428
430
457
457
Campervansno.
5
4
4
5
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
153
160
162
178
190
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
16
14
14
16
15
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
8
7
6
6
7
Motorcyclesno.
15
14
13
12
12
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
635
636
639
686
699
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
869
764
688
634
527
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 877
1 939
2 010
2 183
2 296
Dieselno.
660
649
630
715
759
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
21
14
23
33
31
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 981.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 432
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0