National Regional Profile: George Town (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA62210   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
21
24
39
41
19
Total dwelling unitsno.
21
24
39
54
19
Value of total residential building$m
2.8
3.6
7.8
9.7
4.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.5
1.5
18.9
1.3
8.2
Value of total building$m
5.2
5.1
26.7
11.0
13.1
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
46
45
58
79
74
Other vehiclesno.
47
44
61
87
72
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
93
89
118
166
144
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
3 230
3 195
3 349
3 479
3 541
Campervansno.
31
35
37
45
42
Light commercial vehiclesno.
984
1 035
1 044
1 055
1 076
Light rigid trucksno.
35
42
38
35
38
Heavy rigid trucksno.
97
96
111
97
99
Articulated trucksno.
11
14
13
13
13
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
12
14
14
13
14
Busesno.
17
14
19
17
16
Motorcyclesno.
116
114
131
136
163
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
4 530
4 562
4 756
4 889
5 002
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
498
476
494
517
525
Campervansno.
5
5
5
7
6
Light commercial vehiclesno.
152
154
154
157
160
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
5
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
15
14
16
14
15
Articulated trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
2
2
2
2
2
Busesno.
3
2
3
3
2
Motorcyclesno.
18
17
19
20
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
698
679
702
726
742
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 498
1 346
1 194
1 012
877
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 467
2 620
2 904
3 208
3 427
Dieselno.
499
533
585
601
632
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
67
64
72
68
66
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
23 331.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
7.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
63.8
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
76.8
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
10.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
37 137
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
234
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
9 243
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0