National Regional Profile: Sydney (C) - East (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 105057204   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
10
4
8
3
5
Total dwelling unitsno.
1 611
1 463
935
746
278
Value of total residential building$m
310.0
326.2
227.1
223.3
84.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
131.9
213.1
116.3
238.3
146.0
Value of total building$m
441.9
539.3
343.4
461.6
230.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
2 553
2 403
2 532
2 211
2 373
Other vehiclesno.
528
709
649
616
722
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
3 081
3 111
3 181
2 827
3 095
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
16 475
17 242
18 573
18 577
18 724
Campervansno.
33
28
38
27
24
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 838
1 849
1 789
1 768
1 689
Light rigid trucksno.
84
68
79
72
68
Heavy rigid trucksno.
341
330
341
321
307
Articulated trucksno.
38
48
49
50
66
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
6
3
3
4
Busesno.
94
62
65
80
85
Motorcyclesno.
3 220
3 147
3 117
3 183
3 218
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
22 128
22 780
24 055
24 081
24 185
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
371
377
391
385
382
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
0
Light commercial vehiclesno.
41
40
38
37
34
Light rigid trucksno.
2
1
2
1
1
Heavy rigid trucksno.
8
7
7
7
6
Articulated trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
0
0
Busesno.
2
1
1
2
2
Motorcyclesno.
72
69
66
66
66
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
498
499
507
500
494
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
2 332
1 990
1 700
1 342
1 069
Petrol - Unleadedno.
18 474
19 389
20 889
21 300
21 649
Dieselno.
1 200
1 261
1 276
1 243
1 301
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
122
139
189
196
167
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
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
-
-
-
-
0.0
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