National Regional Profile: Augusta-Margaret River (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA50280   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
247
241
234
182
145
Total dwelling unitsno.
262
247
236
229
158
Value of total residential building$m
32.5
38.1
37.8
41.4
36.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
10.3
14.3
8.8
18.9
6.9
Value of total building$m
42.8
52.4
46.6
60.3
43.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
106
96
111
117
133
Other vehiclesno.
144
126
155
183
180
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
250
222
266
300
313
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
5 203
5 473
5 758
6 057
6 401
Campervansno.
76
78
74
61
63
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 030
2 064
2 137
2 150
2 269
Light rigid trucksno.
36
41
40
45
55
Heavy rigid trucksno.
202
206
214
233
240
Articulated trucksno.
50
45
46
41
52
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
26
28
29
30
30
Busesno.
89
89
98
105
109
Motorcyclesno.
252
261
275
287
353
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
7 964
8 285
8 671
9 009
9 572
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
504
516
535
556
585
Campervansno.
7
7
7
6
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
197
195
199
197
207
Light rigid trucksno.
3
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
20
19
20
21
22
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
4
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Busesno.
9
8
9
10
10
Motorcyclesno.
24
25
26
26
32
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
772
781
806
826
875
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 090
1 850
1 660
1 448
1 283
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 946
4 404
4 810
5 269
5 773
Dieselno.
1 724
1 833
2 005
2 085
2 283
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
204
198
196
207
233
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
64 482.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
13.9
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
135.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
137.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
28 415
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
16 890
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
35 415
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
17
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0