National Regional Profile: Preston (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 51010   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
243
219
242
342
395
Total dwelling unitsno.
255
224
242
366
425
Value of total residential building$m
32.2
29.4
38.2
57.9
79.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
3.5
6.3
3.7
22.2
34.9
Value of total building$m
35.8
35.7
41.9
80.1
114.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
421
382
544
559
580
Other vehiclesno.
447
489
571
640
829
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
868
870
1 115
1 200
1 409
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
16 455
16 692
17 169
17 862
18 683
Campervansno.
163
172
187
200
207
Light commercial vehiclesno.
7 098
7 271
7 319
7 569
7 936
Light rigid trucksno.
138
144
155
168
207
Heavy rigid trucksno.
1 173
1 181
1 154
1 185
1 276
Articulated trucksno.
288
275
291
309
334
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
98
109
111
113
187
Busesno.
199
190
200
211
213
Motorcyclesno.
1 283
1 199
1 215
1 269
1 433
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
26 893
27 233
27 801
28 886
30 475
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
487
495
506
519
538
Campervansno.
5
5
6
6
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
210
216
215
220
228
Light rigid trucksno.
4
4
5
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
35
35
34
34
37
Articulated trucksno.
9
8
9
9
10
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
3
3
3
3
5
Busesno.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
38
36
36
37
41
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
796
807
819
839
877
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
6 257
5 592
4 942
4 421
3 882
Petrol - Unleadedno.
13 526
14 139
15 016
16 106
17 458
Dieselno.
6 528
6 862
7 172
7 656
8 391
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
582
638
671
701
742
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
262 847.8
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
4 371.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1 509.3
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1 803.5
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
1 812.5
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
876.7
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
248 673
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
45 058
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
141 638
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
5 255
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0