National Regional Profile: Derwent Valley (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA61510   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
35
12
35
33
38
Total dwelling unitsno.
35
12
36
87
39
Value of total residential building$m
4.6
2.1
5.0
10.4
6.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
3.1
4.7
1.4
10.1
0.6
Value of total building$m
7.8
6.7
6.4
20.5
6.9
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
62
70
78
94
100
Other vehiclesno.
65
70
89
112
92
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
127
139
166
205
192
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 220
4 109
4 301
4 437
4 568
Campervansno.
51
63
66
73
74
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 577
1 635
1 737
1 836
1 914
Light rigid trucksno.
40
47
55
56
58
Heavy rigid trucksno.
164
155
161
167
163
Articulated trucksno.
42
34
32
43
44
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
10
10
12
14
13
Busesno.
33
28
29
29
30
Motorcyclesno.
103
107
114
117
135
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
6 240
6 187
6 505
6 772
7 000
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
453
437
459
465
471
Campervansno.
5
7
7
8
8
Light commercial vehiclesno.
169
174
185
192
197
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
18
16
17
17
17
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
3
5
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
11
11
12
12
14
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
670
658
694
709
722
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 225
1 985
1 794
1 567
1 409
Petrol - Unleadedno.
3 061
3 229
3 639
4 003
4 311
Dieselno.
908
921
1 003
1 124
1 197
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
46
53
69
79
83
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
18 408.5
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
85.6
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1.1
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
196.6
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
275.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
230.6
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
34 074
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 801
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
2 499
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0