National Regional Profile: Mid-Western Regional (A) - Pt A (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 135055271   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
91
73
98
123
98
Total dwelling unitsno.
105
73
113
143
123
Value of total residential building$m
15.7
13.5
21.1
27.5
25.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.3
2.9
8.7
3.6
8.5
Value of total building$m
18.0
16.4
29.7
31.1
34.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
259
280
296
310
286
Other vehiclesno.
308
324
356
427
367
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
567
604
652
737
653
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
7 597
7 812
7 951
7 933
8 202
Campervansno.
27
28
28
30
31
Light commercial vehiclesno.
3 239
3 351
3 486
3 592
3 796
Light rigid trucksno.
115
123
135
143
151
Heavy rigid trucksno.
424
441
452
478
500
Articulated trucksno.
69
72
74
77
77
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
11
10
8
6
8
Busesno.
70
75
79
85
81
Motorcyclesno.
379
423
480
500
554
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
11 931
12 335
12 693
12 844
13 400
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
410
423
433
432
445
Campervansno.
1
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
175
181
190
196
206
Light rigid trucksno.
6
7
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
23
24
25
26
27
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
0
0
0
Busesno.
4
4
4
5
4
Motorcyclesno.
20
23
26
27
30
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
643
667
691
700
727
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 539
2 292
2 029
1 697
1 461
Petrol - Unleadedno.
7 012
7 502
7 985
8 302
8 927
Dieselno.
2 272
2 430
2 550
2 719
2 868
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
108
111
129
125
144
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
387 603.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
9 342.4
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
4.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
254.3
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
257.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
431.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
630 951
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
132
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
57 193
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
84
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0