National Regional Profile: Geraldton (C) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA53500   
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 INDUSTRY


2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
37
41
47
57
53
Total dwelling unitsno.
49
50
58
75
90
Value of total residential building$m
8.3
10.1
12.5
13.7
22.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
9.4
23.6
55.1
23.9
25.9
Value of total building$m
17.6
33.7
67.6
37.6
48.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
290
299
302
380
401
Other vehiclesno.
237
295
301
371
427
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
528
594
603
752
829
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
9 646
9 644
9 801
9 977
10 288
Campervansno.
92
95
99
96
96
Light commercial vehiclesno.
3 447
3 464
3 478
3 462
3 503
Light rigid trucksno.
83
92
98
99
109
Heavy rigid trucksno.
433
444
455
445
464
Articulated trucksno.
115
107
97
108
116
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
18
19
20
22
25
Busesno.
114
107
100
102
112
Motorcyclesno.
596
545
569
607
685
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
14 545
14 518
14 717
14 917
15 397
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
484
484
498
501
508
Campervansno.
5
5
5
5
5
Light commercial vehiclesno.
173
174
177
174
173
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
5
5
5
Heavy rigid trucksno.
22
22
23
22
23
Articulated trucksno.
6
5
5
5
6
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
6
5
5
5
6
Motorcyclesno.
30
27
29
30
34
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
730
729
747
749
761
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
3 190
2 761
2 365
2 002
1 709
Petrol - Unleadedno.
8 370
8 651
9 162
9 589
10 148
Dieselno.
2 757
2 870
2 943
3 086
3 291
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
227
237
247
239
250
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
3 015.3
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
1 054.3
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
972.1
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
0
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
0
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0