National Regional Profile: Central Tablelands (excl. Bathurst & Orange) (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 14007   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
327
281
352
288
222
Total dwelling unitsno.
344
309
375
333
245
Value of total residential building$m
50.3
55.0
69.7
69.8
57.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
18.6
18.2
19.7
14.6
35.3
Value of total building$m
68.9
73.2
89.5
84.4
93.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
948
1 052
1 165
1 183
1 048
Other vehiclesno.
918
978
1 079
1 182
1 029
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
1 865
2 032
2 246
2 365
2 079
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
23 994
24 448
25 245
25 574
26 017
Campervansno.
72
98
101
116
118
Light commercial vehiclesno.
9 346
9 681
10 079
10 270
10 501
Light rigid trucksno.
312
355
376
367
402
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 336
1 343
1 382
1 342
1 358
Articulated trucksno.
341
330
325
302
319
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
40
35
34
38
38
Busesno.
203
203
203
224
227
Motorcyclesno.
1 293
1 355
1 492
1 605
1 753
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
36 942
37 850
39 236
39 840
40 731
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
446
454
469
473
477
Campervansno.
1
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
174
180
187
190
192
Light rigid trucksno.
6
7
7
7
7
Heavy rigid trucksno.
25
25
26
25
25
Articulated trucksno.
6
6
6
6
6
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
4
Motorcyclesno.
24
25
28
30
32
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
686
703
728
736
747
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
7 952
7 054
6 193
5 359
4 587
Petrol - Unleadedno.
22 278
23 696
25 582
26 806
28 076
Dieselno.
6 328
6 694
7 030
7 244
7 571
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
384
404
428
430
497
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 284 157.1
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
75 860.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
482.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1 356.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
1 392.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
7 987.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
2 128 727
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
2 854
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
350 179
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
8 809
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0