National Regional Profile: Albany (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA50080   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
309
229
311
316
358
Total dwelling unitsno.
327
297
340
396
391
Value of total residential building$m
44.1
42.9
53.4
63.7
82.6
Value of total non-residential building$m
20.4
12.2
34.5
28.7
26.1
Value of total building$m
64.5
55.1
87.9
92.4
108.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
636
663
753
791
836
Other vehiclesno.
547
606
781
889
892
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
1 183
1 269
1 534
1 680
1 728
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
16 067
16 492
16 964
17 686
18 465
Campervansno.
162
178
193
204
207
Light commercial vehiclesno.
5 415
5 426
5 496
5 633
5 880
Light rigid trucksno.
127
129
135
144
166
Heavy rigid trucksno.
763
776
787
802
827
Articulated trucksno.
158
149
166
167
181
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
58
66
76
73
80
Busesno.
184
187
194
205
211
Motorcyclesno.
1 172
1 166
1 210
1 244
1 363
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
24 106
24 569
25 221
26 158
27 380
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
509
517
526
538
557
Campervansno.
5
6
6
6
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
172
170
170
171
177
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
4
4
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
24
24
24
24
25
Articulated trucksno.
5
5
5
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Busesno.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
37
37
37
38
41
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
764
770
781
796
826
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
5 469
4 901
4 248
3 732
3 313
Petrol - Unleadedno.
13 856
14 592
15 481
16 502
17 657
Dieselno.
4 347
4 623
5 035
5 481
5 933
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
434
453
457
443
477
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
232 727.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
21 557.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
112.6
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
49.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
97.1
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
15 885.4
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
316 414
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
3 758
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
87 128
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
242
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0