National Regional Profile: Brisbane (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
11 732
12 378
12 502
9 213
9 438
Total dwelling unitsno.
17 030
18 805
19 441
15 705
15 263
Value of total residential building$m
2 722.7
3 213.4
3 873.3
3 674.7
3 664.5
Value of total non-residential building$m
1 340.9
1 589.4
1 885.7
2 150.3
3 279.9
Value of total building$m
4 063.6
4 802.9
5 758.9
5 825.0
6 944.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
46 972
53 768
61 391
64 913
65 762
Other vehiclesno.
24 284
28 987
35 173
39 711
39 010
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
71 253
82 760
96 565
104 615
104 765
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
868 285
905 367
945 691
982 533
1 018 042
Campervansno.
1 906
2 160
2 354
2 480
2 624
Light commercial vehiclesno.
143 124
150 128
162 473
173 992
187 015
Light rigid trucksno.
7 040
7 484
8 295
9 063
9 983
Heavy rigid trucksno.
16 396
17 022
18 009
19 003
20 571
Articulated trucksno.
4 765
5 016
5 209
5 646
6 094
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1 973
2 110
2 150
2 235
2 418
Busesno.
5 060
5 186
5 627
5 806
6 202
Motorcyclesno.
29 813
31 902
34 485
37 811
43 117
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
1 078 383
1 126 373
1 184 303
1 238 598
1 296 065
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
521
530
541
550
559
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
86
88
93
97
103
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
10
10
10
11
11
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
18
19
20
21
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
647
659
677
693
712
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
211 135
183 060
153 744
125 953
102 782
Petrol - Unleadedno.
763 045
831 097
907 839
979 073
1 045 571
Dieselno.
85 870
93 442
103 646
114 037
127 026
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
18 337
18 780
19 070
19 530
20 676
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
124 794.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
669.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
954.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
705.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
2 714.3
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
632.2
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
796
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
10 956
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
49 587
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
5 423
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0