National Regional Profile: Sydney (C) - South (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105057205   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
7
4
16
5
7
Total dwelling unitsno.
1 417
1 428
1 239
667
213
Value of total residential building$m
274.5
309.8
252.1
136.3
58.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
73.2
100.0
58.9
43.2
120.9
Value of total building$m
347.7
409.8
311.0
179.5
179.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
2 278
2 634
2 418
2 475
2 585
Other vehiclesno.
795
968
1 013
1 172
1 206
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
3 073
3 602
3 431
3 647
3 791
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
17 468
18 502
19 463
20 383
21 346
Campervansno.
28
25
25
21
17
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 304
2 325
2 391
2 474
2 655
Light rigid trucksno.
301
321
331
381
410
Heavy rigid trucksno.
387
392
353
383
378
Articulated trucksno.
19
19
19
19
27
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
37
31
30
27
26
Busesno.
2 023
1 995
1 944
1 969
1 968
Motorcyclesno.
521
588
642
745
877
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
23 087
24 198
25 200
26 403
27 704
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
404
404
403
403
410
Campervansno.
1
1
1
0
0
Light commercial vehiclesno.
53
51
50
49
51
Light rigid trucksno.
7
7
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
9
9
7
8
7
Articulated trucksno.
0
0
0
0
1
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
0
Busesno.
47
44
40
39
38
Motorcyclesno.
12
13
13
15
17
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
533
529
522
522
532
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 154
1 832
1 592
1 310
1 132
Petrol - Unleadedno.
17 323
18 717
19 995
21 291
22 474
Dieselno.
2 708
2 687
2 652
2 847
3 021
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
903
963
961
955
1 078
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
0
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0