National Regional Profile: Towong (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26670   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
24
23
24
26
16
Total dwelling unitsno.
24
23
26
26
16
Value of total residential building$m
4.4
4.0
4.7
5.6
3.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.8
0.8
0.7
3.7
3.3
Value of total building$m
5.2
4.8
5.4
9.3
6.6
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
81
89
101
77
60
Other vehiclesno.
94
98
110
105
99
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
175
188
211
183
158
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 465
3 474
3 438
3 478
3 421
Campervansno.
12
15
14
17
23
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 532
1 571
1 578
1 607
1 612
Light rigid trucksno.
34
35
37
33
39
Heavy rigid trucksno.
283
278
283
282
284
Articulated trucksno.
54
55
54
61
67
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
8
7
6
10
10
Busesno.
64
63
60
58
53
Motorcyclesno.
356
232
219
245
267
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
5 809
5 733
5 692
5 791
5 773
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
552
558
552
559
548
Campervansno.
2
2
2
3
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
244
252
253
258
258
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
45
45
45
45
45
Articulated trucksno.
9
9
9
10
11
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
2
2
Busesno.
10
10
10
9
8
Motorcyclesno.
57
37
35
39
43
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
925
921
914
931
924
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 700
1 483
1 303
1 141
971
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 718
2 799
2 901
3 084
3 164
Dieselno.
1 193
1 256
1 315
1 400
1 479
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
196
195
174
166
158
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
170 360.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
157.7
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
17.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
20.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
110.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
67 363
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
24 179
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
119 545
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
4 688
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0