National Regional Profile: Loxton Waikerie (DC) - West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 420053794   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
26
24
21
25
23
Total dwelling unitsno.
26
26
25
25
23
Value of total residential building$m
2.4
3.6
4.3
5.5
5.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.0
0.8
0.4
0.9
2.7
Value of total building$m
4.4
4.4
4.7
6.5
8.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
91
88
95
64
60
Other vehiclesno.
85
74
88
91
72
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
175
162
183
156
131
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 730
2 699
2 766
2 718
2 772
Campervansno.
17
19
18
18
23
Light commercial vehiclesno.
882
902
910
904
901
Light rigid trucksno.
16
12
16
16
17
Heavy rigid trucksno.
131
126
118
115
107
Articulated trucksno.
70
80
82
89
74
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
3
3
Busesno.
16
18
21
25
22
Motorcyclesno.
135
123
127
112
135
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 001
3 982
4 061
4 000
4 053
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
580
575
589
580
594
Campervansno.
4
4
4
4
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
187
192
194
193
193
Light rigid trucksno.
3
3
3
3
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
28
27
25
25
23
Articulated trucksno.
15
17
17
19
16
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
4
4
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
29
26
27
24
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
850
848
865
854
869
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 245
1 099
991
808
706
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 300
2 395
2 544
2 626
2 782
Dieselno.
437
467
508
546
544
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
18
22
17
19
20
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
219 302.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
66 877.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
260.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
3 078.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
3 085.9
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
195.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
42 440
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
623
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
14 397
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0