National Regional Profile: Tamworth Regional (A) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 130107314   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
16
17
32
40
50
Total dwelling unitsno.
16
17
36
41
52
Value of total residential building$m
2.3
3.2
6.9
7.4
10.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.8
3.4
3.5
3.8
12.8
Value of total building$m
4.1
6.6
10.4
11.2
22.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
170
181
198
180
154
Other vehiclesno.
156
156
188
204
191
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
326
337
386
384
345
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
5 056
5 093
5 262
5 299
5 313
Campervansno.
11
15
17
24
28
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 917
2 003
2 087
2 112
2 136
Light rigid trucksno.
69
65
72
77
81
Heavy rigid trucksno.
395
395
412
411
402
Articulated trucksno.
53
49
52
53
44
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
10
7
8
9
8
Busesno.
46
45
46
44
46
Motorcyclesno.
182
185
209
234
228
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
7 739
7 857
8 165
8 262
8 286
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
441
446
462
465
461
Campervansno.
1
1
1
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
167
175
183
185
185
Light rigid trucksno.
6
6
6
7
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
34
35
36
36
35
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
5
5
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
16
16
18
21
20
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
675
687
717
724
719
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 818
1 620
1 406
1 169
977
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 232
4 464
4 861
5 085
5 265
Dieselno.
1 614
1 700
1 828
1 931
1 951
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
75
73
70
76
93
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
737 285.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
27 048.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
8.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
116.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
123.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
256.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
501 473
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
6 232
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
209 491
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
4 667
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0