National Regional Profile: Northern Grampians (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA25810   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
33
40
38
45
53
Total dwelling unitsno.
36
40
42
45
55
Value of total residential building$m
6.2
6.8
9.0
9.4
11.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
5.8
4.1
8.8
5.6
2.9
Value of total building$m
12.0
10.9
17.8
15.0
14.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
234
261
252
249
226
Other vehiclesno.
183
168
209
201
203
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
418
429
463
450
429
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
7 131
7 211
7 226
7 283
7 279
Campervansno.
41
49
52
53
49
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 951
2 993
2 980
3 033
3 068
Light rigid trucksno.
59
61
64
69
67
Heavy rigid trucksno.
526
515
518
508
496
Articulated trucksno.
160
154
154
159
166
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
34
30
30
28
28
Busesno.
95
98
88
88
82
Motorcyclesno.
468
363
373
383
420
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
11 467
11 473
11 484
11 604
11 653
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
551
566
573
582
590
Campervansno.
3
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
228
235
236
242
249
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
6
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
41
40
41
41
40
Articulated trucksno.
12
12
12
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
2
2
2
2
Busesno.
7
8
7
7
7
Motorcyclesno.
36
28
30
31
34
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
886
900
911
927
945
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
3 598
3 179
2 798
2 419
2 093
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 790
6 131
6 437
6 842
7 106
Dieselno.
1 553
1 627
1 710
1 825
1 916
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
525
536
537
519
537
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
357 276.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
85 967.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2.6
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
47.7
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
47.7
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
24 266.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
733 551
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
8
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
10 222
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
74 535
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0