National Regional Profile: Meekatharra (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535105250   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1
0
0
0
0
Total dwelling unitsno.
4
0
0
12
1
Value of total residential building$m
0.8
0.0
0.0
3.2
0.4
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
Value of total building$m
1.3
0.1
0.1
3.2
0.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
6
7
4
7
4
Other vehiclesno.
37
38
39
25
22
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
43
45
43
32
26
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
374
364
351
328
307
Campervansno.
5
5
6
7
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
238
249
251
221
220
Light rigid trucksno.
9
4
4
4
0
Heavy rigid trucksno.
57
57
57
51
46
Articulated trucksno.
16
19
18
15
15
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
6
9
5
5
8
Busesno.
16
18
22
19
18
Motorcyclesno.
28
32
16
15
18
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
749
755
729
666
639
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
265
264
257
246
237
Campervansno.
4
4
4
5
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
169
181
184
166
170
Light rigid trucksno.
6
3
3
3
0
Heavy rigid trucksno.
40
41
42
38
35
Articulated trucksno.
11
14
13
11
12
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
4
7
4
4
6
Busesno.
11
13
16
14
14
Motorcyclesno.
20
23
12
11
14
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
530
548
534
499
493
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
141
105
103
83
68
Petrol - Unleadedno.
252
274
240
245
233
Dieselno.
334
360
377
331
327
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
22
15
9
7
11
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
6 225 103.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
87.5
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.
-
-
-
-
30 785
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
30 304
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
19
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0