National Regional Profile: Illawarra (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 115   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
3 042
2 458
2 223
1 700
1 364
Total dwelling unitsno.
4 036
3 327
3 321
2 427
2 390
Value of total residential building$m
639.3
625.2
701.1
548.1
556.5
Value of total non-residential building$m
199.2
213.9
162.9
200.3
288.8
Value of total building$m
838.5
839.1
864.0
748.3
845.4
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
8 792
9 200
9 961
9 479
9 483
Other vehiclesno.
4 402
5 171
5 732
5 851
5 231
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
13 193
14 370
15 695
15 330
14 715
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
190 558
196 633
202 405
205 425
209 495
Campervansno.
671
728
719
726
776
Light commercial vehiclesno.
31 624
33 077
34 459
35 554
36 592
Light rigid trucksno.
1 784
1 859
1 950
1 998
2 069
Heavy rigid trucksno.
3 607
3 669
3 778
3 933
4 006
Articulated trucksno.
965
896
866
893
876
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
143
136
143
143
148
Busesno.
1 143
1 132
1 200
1 215
1 258
Motorcyclesno.
7 264
7 623
8 159
8 641
9 442
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
237 762
245 754
253 680
258 526
264 658
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
471
483
495
499
505
Campervansno.
2
2
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
78
81
84
86
88
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
9
9
9
10
10
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
18
19
20
21
23
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
588
603
620
628
638
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
38 877
33 085
27 480
22 667
18 684
Petrol - Unleadedno.
177 306
190 062
202 535
210 964
219 603
Dieselno.
17 873
18 762
19 843
20 960
22 009
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
3 706
3 844
3 822
3 933
4 363
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
133 282.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
761.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
186.4
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
284.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
305.9
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
85.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
15 359
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
40 166
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
62 462
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
5 358
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0