National Regional Profile: Wollongong (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 11505   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1 399
1 112
860
752
741
Total dwelling unitsno.
2 269
1 818
1 805
1 258
1 613
Value of total residential building$m
362.0
355.5
372.5
294.7
368.0
Value of total non-residential building$m
118.7
117.7
99.9
143.7
204.7
Value of total building$m
480.7
473.2
472.4
438.4
572.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
5 956
6 268
6 782
6 340
6 466
Other vehiclesno.
2 553
2 996
3 331
3 522
3 191
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
8 508
9 264
10 116
9 863
9 657
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
124 899
128 220
131 707
133 443
135 912
Campervansno.
347
366
356
353
369
Light commercial vehiclesno.
17 726
18 477
19 234
19 816
20 379
Light rigid trucksno.
1 135
1 139
1 191
1 233
1 259
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 978
1 979
2 030
2 126
2 172
Articulated trucksno.
602
565
542
557
547
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
82
78
83
84
86
Busesno.
577
561
595
599
617
Motorcyclesno.
4 562
4 713
5 018
5 204
5 733
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
151 908
156 097
160 755
163 411
167 072
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
459
468
479
483
489
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
65
67
70
72
73
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
7
7
7
8
8
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
2
2
2
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
17
17
18
19
21
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
558
570
585
592
601
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
22 915
19 206
15 718
12 750
10 352
Petrol - Unleadedno.
117 413
124 901
132 560
137 600
142 962
Dieselno.
9 695
9 999
10 478
10 974
11 445
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
1 883
1 991
1 999
2 087
2 314
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
18 841.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
628.4
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
2.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
68.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
69.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
1.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
47
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
10 428
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
8 081
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
17
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0