National Regional Profile: North Metropolitan (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 50515   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
4 068
4 510
4 745
4 562
5 538
Total dwelling unitsno.
4 978
5 272
5 597
5 427
6 249
Value of total residential building$m
666.4
761.4
898.5
952.6
1 227.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
138.1
231.9
255.3
243.3
283.2
Value of total building$m
804.5
993.3
1 153.8
1 195.9
1 510.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
10 167
10 412
11 699
11 425
12 119
Other vehiclesno.
4 241
4 752
5 850
6 191
6 967
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
14 408
15 165
17 550
17 618
19 086
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
241 425
247 788
256 033
261 811
271 711
Campervansno.
963
1 006
1 024
1 004
965
Light commercial vehiclesno.
32 549
33 034
34 414
35 584
37 671
Light rigid trucksno.
1 006
1 056
1 169
1 245
1 351
Heavy rigid trucksno.
3 201
3 145
3 194
3 382
3 497
Articulated trucksno.
484
466
477
497
515
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
177
205
196
205
219
Busesno.
1 359
1 253
1 231
1 052
1 026
Motorcyclesno.
7 794
8 126
8 732
9 513
10 829
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
288 958
296 077
306 472
314 294
327 783
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
571
575
582
584
591
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
77
77
78
79
82
Light rigid trucksno.
2
2
3
3
3
Heavy rigid trucksno.
8
7
7
8
8
Articulated trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
18
19
20
21
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
683
687
696
701
714
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
56 566
48 697
40 932
33 975
27 917
Petrol - Unleadedno.
205 955
219 805
235 901
249 538
267 012
Dieselno.
19 189
20 020
21 753
23 026
25 022
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
7 250
7 553
7 885
7 753
7 835
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
12 006.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
n.p.
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1 231.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
105.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
217.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
n.p.
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
2 327
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
3 449
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
n.p.
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0