National Regional Profile: Berri and Barmera (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA40520   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
58
48
28
48
27
Total dwelling unitsno.
64
55
35
56
27
Value of total residential building$m
8.2
8.9
6.2
11.2
6.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
13.5
3.1
4.7
10.7
1.8
Value of total building$m
21.7
12.0
10.9
21.9
8.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
250
286
223
248
195
Other vehiclesno.
182
220
182
197
171
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
432
505
405
444
366
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
6 286
6 378
6 452
6 421
6 512
Campervansno.
40
48
49
41
40
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 796
1 793
1 784
1 782
1 753
Light rigid trucksno.
33
40
42
40
50
Heavy rigid trucksno.
280
268
255
244
229
Articulated trucksno.
118
122
129
138
148
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
8
7
3
7
3
Busesno.
31
30
31
34
34
Motorcyclesno.
263
271
270
292
302
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
8 854
8 953
9 016
8 997
9 072
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
557
566
575
569
573
Campervansno.
4
4
4
4
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
159
159
159
158
154
Light rigid trucksno.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
25
24
23
22
20
Articulated trucksno.
10
11
11
12
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
0
1
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
23
24
24
26
27
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
785
795
803
797
798
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 845
2 524
2 191
1 819
1 558
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 116
5 442
5 759
6 049
6 331
Dieselno.
823
913
990
1 064
1 117
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
70
75
75
66
66
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
40 169.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 726.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
504.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
594.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
596.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
63.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
2 196
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
447
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0