National Regional Profile: Northern Midlands (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA64610   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
47
32
96
75
54
Total dwelling unitsno.
47
32
104
90
60
Value of total residential building$m
4.8
5.8
16.6
14.7
11.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
5.6
1.7
2.2
7.3
4.5
Value of total building$m
10.4
7.6
18.8
22.1
15.7
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
331
246
285
361
442
Other vehiclesno.
200
164
199
290
240
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
531
410
483
652
683
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
6 181
6 141
6 483
6 637
6 857
Campervansno.
61
67
60
74
85
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 283
2 346
2 440
2 538
2 653
Light rigid trucksno.
53
58
60
64
63
Heavy rigid trucksno.
279
265
265
278
285
Articulated trucksno.
66
68
72
72
68
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
16
13
12
12
13
Busesno.
52
54
55
56
59
Motorcyclesno.
231
203
215
227
250
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
9 223
9 213
9 663
9 958
10 333
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
516
507
530
537
548
Campervansno.
5
6
5
6
7
Light commercial vehiclesno.
190
194
199
205
212
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
23
22
22
23
23
Articulated trucksno.
6
6
6
6
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
4
4
5
5
Motorcyclesno.
19
17
18
18
20
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
769
760
790
806
826
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 684
2 306
2 057
1 777
1 613
Petrol - Unleadedno.
5 088
5 361
5 943
6 373
6 773
Dieselno.
1 350
1 450
1 567
1 707
1 837
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
101
98
97
101
110
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
358 829.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
12 567.4
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
3 615.7
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
43.1
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
44.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
4 671.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
886 669
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
1 150
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
55 395
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
35
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0