National Regional Profile: Surf Coast (S) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210106495   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
182
160
131
155
108
Total dwelling unitsno.
188
182
149
225
112
Value of total residential building$m
41.3
43.9
44.2
81.8
49.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
13.0
11.0
13.4
18.9
3.9
Value of total building$m
54.3
54.9
57.6
100.7
53.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
169
132
151
188
151
Other vehiclesno.
114
134
166
182
142
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
283
266
317
370
293
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 958
5 070
5 159
5 740
5 560
Campervansno.
33
36
40
40
32
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 224
1 263
1 328
1 379
1 389
Light rigid trucksno.
33
32
36
39
39
Heavy rigid trucksno.
165
170
162
160
166
Articulated trucksno.
63
60
67
60
51
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
8
8
11
11
11
Busesno.
30
33
33
35
37
Motorcyclesno.
231
221
226
225
245
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
6 745
6 892
7 062
7 689
7 530
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
547
561
575
639
618
Campervansno.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
135
140
148
153
154
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
18
19
18
18
18
Articulated trucksno.
7
7
7
7
6
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
25
24
25
25
27
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
745
763
787
856
836
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 695
1 467
1 260
1 071
907
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 061
4 366
4 662
5 432
5 397
Dieselno.
582
672
752
812
859
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
407
388
388
374
367
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
54 383.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
9 004.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
9.6
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
n.p.
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
21.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
3 431.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
115 501
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
4 328
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
17 423
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
17 159
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0