National Regional Profile: Shoalhaven (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA16950   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
1 171
1 062
983
727
459
Total dwelling unitsno.
1 269
1 211
1 093
892
542
Value of total residential building$m
190.8
199.4
215.2
190.3
129.8
Value of total non-residential building$m
56.0
89.2
44.9
44.9
60.0
Value of total building$m
246.7
288.6
260.0
235.2
189.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
1 696
1 874
1 996
1 933
1 838
Other vehiclesno.
1 122
1 352
1 485
1 434
1 195
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
2 819
3 226
3 480
3 366
3 034
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
43 681
45 509
47 268
48 131
49 156
Campervansno.
257
288
295
308
324
Light commercial vehiclesno.
8 740
9 234
9 704
10 067
10 365
Light rigid trucksno.
403
435
466
464
488
Heavy rigid trucksno.
994
1 022
1 086
1 105
1 134
Articulated trucksno.
227
210
206
206
203
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
40
40
42
45
44
Busesno.
488
498
518
520
539
Motorcyclesno.
1 896
2 017
2 171
2 438
2 645
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
56 727
59 253
61 756
63 284
64 897
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
491
507
523
526
533
Campervansno.
3
3
3
3
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
98
103
107
110
112
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
11
11
12
12
12
Articulated trucksno.
3
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
5
6
6
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
21
22
24
27
29
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
638
660
683
692
704
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
11 000
9 547
8 113
6 803
5 583
Petrol - Unleadedno.
38 890
42 481
46 034
48 461
50 779
Dieselno.
5 422
5 814
6 236
6 639
6 959
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
1 416
1 411
1 373
1 380
1 575
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
41 233.1
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
29.2
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
17.2
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
64.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
69.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
39.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
4 385
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
22 118
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
18 415
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
1 010
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0