National Regional Profile: Richmond Valley (A) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 120106612   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
44
50
67
48
59
Total dwelling unitsno.
65
125
105
72
73
Value of total residential building$m
8.0
15.6
15.7
11.8
15.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
3.0
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.3
Value of total building$m
11.0
16.1
16.3
11.9
15.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
108
105
128
138
137
Other vehiclesno.
96
119
115
138
149
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
205
224
243
275
286
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 410
4 571
4 794
5 030
5 227
Campervansno.
27
32
33
47
47
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 359
1 415
1 512
1 593
1 598
Light rigid trucksno.
51
52
56
59
62
Heavy rigid trucksno.
187
184
190
199
209
Articulated trucksno.
24
21
22
20
54
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
0
3
5
Busesno.
30
31
33
37
34
Motorcyclesno.
185
188
209
227
245
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
6 275
6 497
6 851
7 214
7 482
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
412
424
445
462
466
Campervansno.
3
3
3
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
127
131
140
146
142
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
17
17
18
18
19
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
17
17
19
21
22
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
586
603
635
662
666
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 490
1 341
1 198
1 012
871
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 591
3 931
4 354
4 782
5 056
Dieselno.
1 127
1 162
1 239
1 357
1 480
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
67
63
60
64
74
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
132 354.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
2 707.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
29.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
125.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
128.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
6 099.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
1 099
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
7 170
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
54 791
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
8 041
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0