National Regional Profile: Renmark Paringa (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA46670   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
33
42
35
40
54
Total dwelling unitsno.
33
42
39
52
60
Value of total residential building$m
5.0
6.8
6.7
9.4
11.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
4.2
2.1
6.0
1.7
5.5
Value of total building$m
9.2
8.9
12.6
11.0
16.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
147
146
159
141
140
Other vehiclesno.
140
149
155
147
146
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
285
295
314
287
285
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
5 387
5 509
5 435
5 516
5 574
Campervansno.
34
32
35
34
41
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 762
1 799
1 808
1 802
1 851
Light rigid trucksno.
30
33
35
38
38
Heavy rigid trucksno.
239
230
212
198
214
Articulated trucksno.
120
135
143
161
168
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
0
6
0
3
Busesno.
23
26
24
23
27
Motorcyclesno.
248
240
213
240
227
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
7 844
8 006
7 908
8 017
8 143
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
546
567
560
563
565
Campervansno.
3
3
4
3
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
179
185
186
184
188
Light rigid trucksno.
3
3
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
24
24
22
20
22
Articulated trucksno.
12
14
15
16
17
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
1
0
0
Busesno.
2
3
2
2
3
Motorcyclesno.
25
25
22
24
23
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
795
823
814
818
826
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 652
2 318
1 958
1 674
1 452
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 427
4 824
5 008
5 314
5 563
Dieselno.
711
811
893
979
1 075
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
55
53
50
49
54
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
64 417.4
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
19 270.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
16.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
5 021.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
5 036.4
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
18.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
6 586
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
38
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 039
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
21
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0