National Regional Profile: Unincorp. Far North (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 435259589   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
0
0
0
0
1
Total dwelling unitsno.
16
10
5
20
25
Value of total residential building$m
2.9
1.4
1.0
4.1
5.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
1.3
2.4
2.8
1.8
0.2
Value of total building$m
4.3
3.7
3.8
5.9
5.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
31
33
39
44
36
Other vehiclesno.
51
52
49
67
61
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
82
85
88
110
97
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 110
1 081
1 013
1 063
1 090
Campervansno.
10
11
12
12
16
Light commercial vehiclesno.
479
472
464
467
480
Light rigid trucksno.
18
15
18
22
24
Heavy rigid trucksno.
72
59
59
70
72
Articulated trucksno.
16
15
16
19
19
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
12
12
11
9
7
Busesno.
21
25
20
24
31
Motorcyclesno.
83
81
68
71
63
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
1 821
1 770
1 681
1 756
1 803
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
469
522
526
593
669
Campervansno.
4
5
6
7
10
Light commercial vehiclesno.
202
228
241
260
294
Light rigid trucksno.
8
7
9
12
15
Heavy rigid trucksno.
30
28
31
39
44
Articulated trucksno.
7
7
8
11
12
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
6
6
5
4
Busesno.
9
12
10
13
19
Motorcyclesno.
35
39
35
40
39
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
769
854
872
979
1 106
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
630
550
471
388
362
Petrol - Unleadedno.
814
832
814
920
970
Dieselno.
357
367
378
427
456
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
19
21
18
21
14
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
28 021 234.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
2 627.4
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
92.5
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
349 365
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
118 507
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0