National Regional Profile: Illawarra SD Bal (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 11510   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1 351
958
1 017
663
474
Total dwelling unitsno.
1 457
1 092
1 120
851
623
Value of total residential building$m
231.4
205.2
260.6
199.5
155.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
46.4
40.8
41.0
33.4
63.7
Value of total building$m
277.8
246.0
301.6
233.0
219.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
2 013
1 993
2 132
2 131
2 088
Other vehiclesno.
1 264
1 509
1 686
1 623
1 513
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
3 277
3 501
3 818
3 753
3 601
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
50 279
52 243
53 895
54 947
55 984
Campervansno.
255
277
267
273
297
Light commercial vehiclesno.
10 818
11 338
11 825
12 199
12 499
Light rigid trucksno.
479
528
557
561
586
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 153
1 207
1 251
1 306
1 316
Articulated trucksno.
230
210
200
214
206
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
42
38
42
40
43
Busesno.
267
260
273
290
307
Motorcyclesno.
1 989
2 142
2 332
2 520
2 698
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
65 515
68 246
70 645
72 352
73 934
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
495
510
523
530
537
Campervansno.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
106
111
115
118
120
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
12
12
13
13
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
20
21
23
24
26
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
645
666
686
698
709
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
12 118
10 463
8 893
7 518
6 323
Petrol - Unleadedno.
45 948
49 901
53 428
55 998
58 210
Dieselno.
6 079
6 467
6 951
7 432
7 874
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
1 372
1 414
1 373
1 403
1 527
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
107 141.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
132.5
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
182.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
216.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
236.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
66.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
15 312
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
21 232
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
51 888
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
5 150
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0