National Regional Profile: Hunter (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 110   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
3 223
3 378
3 387
2 846
2 180
Total dwelling unitsno.
4 600
4 807
5 545
4 299
4 015
Value of total residential building$m
784.2
869.9
1 125.8
939.6
869.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
359.0
358.4
617.3
391.7
800.1
Value of total building$m
1 143.3
1 228.3
1 743.1
1 331.3
1 669.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
12 302
13 126
14 195
14 131
13 937
Other vehiclesno.
6 916
7 782
9 004
9 580
9 943
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
19 217
20 906
23 197
23 710
23 879
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
283 915
293 359
302 864
308 308
317 153
Campervansno.
1 094
1 239
1 323
1 351
1 390
Light commercial vehiclesno.
50 536
52 828
55 179
56 670
58 771
Light rigid trucksno.
2 783
2 865
3 014
3 059
3 148
Heavy rigid trucksno.
6 137
6 369
6 575
6 580
6 774
Articulated trucksno.
1 393
1 363
1 323
1 326
1 326
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
221
244
226
217
213
Busesno.
1 729
1 755
1 969
1 977
1 898
Motorcyclesno.
11 238
11 934
12 756
13 467
14 775
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
359 049
371 959
385 229
392 955
405 441
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
478
488
500
504
514
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
85
88
91
93
95
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
10
11
11
11
11
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
19
20
21
22
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
604
619
636
642
657
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
59 334
50 599
42 346
34 399
27 931
Petrol - Unleadedno.
259 989
278 934
298 070
311 896
327 794
Dieselno.
35 741
38 260
40 432
42 079
44 313
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
3 987
4 163
4 383
4 582
5 403
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 365 543.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
10 964.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
377.6
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1 038.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
1 040.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
984.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
262 399
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
49 060
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
447 371
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
3 475
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0