National Regional Profile: Mid Murray (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA44210   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
78
81
56
68
107
Total dwelling unitsno.
90
81
57
70
107
Value of total residential building$m
6.7
7.5
6.0
8.2
15.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.2
0.5
5.8
3.8
2.0
Value of total building$m
6.9
8.0
11.8
12.0
17.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
108
133
143
159
111
Other vehiclesno.
78
77
107
112
103
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
186
211
250
271
214
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 893
4 859
4 903
4 933
5 035
Campervansno.
60
70
75
71
75
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 637
1 633
1 675
1 741
1 789
Light rigid trucksno.
31
36
25
32
36
Heavy rigid trucksno.
301
305
295
282
293
Articulated trucksno.
71
70
77
76
78
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
6
10
7
7
6
Busesno.
43
36
32
33
36
Motorcyclesno.
349
336
354
343
375
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
7 392
7 353
7 443
7 518
7 723
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
582
580
586
592
605
Campervansno.
7
8
9
9
9
Light commercial vehiclesno.
195
195
200
209
215
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
3
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
36
36
35
34
35
Articulated trucksno.
8
8
9
9
9
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
5
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
42
40
42
41
45
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
880
877
890
903
928
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 768
2 403
2 108
1 842
1 621
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 698
3 980
4 304
4 596
4 939
Dieselno.
825
869
934
994
1 079
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
101
101
97
87
84
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
550 215.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
97 473.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1 673.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
892.4
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
896.7
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
2 734.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
288 638
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
6 983
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
8 729
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
47 143
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0