National Regional Profile: Brighton (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA60410   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
62
66
145
133
143
Total dwelling unitsno.
64
66
147
144
158
Value of total residential building$m
6.5
8.2
20.3
25.9
27.2
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.0
1.6
0.9
2.3
6.1
Value of total building$m
7.5
9.8
21.2
28.2
33.3
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
99
76
121
129
162
Other vehiclesno.
68
90
125
128
131
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
167
166
246
257
293
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
5 758
5 855
6 139
6 478
6 799
Campervansno.
58
55
58
58
70
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 750
1 877
2 035
2 215
2 364
Light rigid trucksno.
65
72
68
69
77
Heavy rigid trucksno.
230
240
268
271
290
Articulated trucksno.
51
48
50
66
62
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
6
4
6
5
7
Busesno.
24
30
21
29
35
Motorcyclesno.
194
194
217
215
276
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 136
8 374
8 860
9 406
9 981
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
442
444
450
462
474
Campervansno.
4
4
4
4
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
134
142
149
158
165
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
18
18
20
19
20
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
5
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
15
15
16
15
19
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
625
635
650
671
697
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 897
2 630
2 383
2 101
1 860
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 279
4 678
5 284
5 965
6 612
Dieselno.
880
985
1 097
1 229
1 388
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
80
81
97
110
121
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
5 691.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
531.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2.7
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
69.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
70.9
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
94.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
10 794
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
2
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
761
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
10
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0