National Regional Profile: Wellington (S) - Avon (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 250156812   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
21
14
17
28
34
Total dwelling unitsno.
21
14
17
28
34
Value of total residential building$m
2.7
2.6
3.4
5.5
5.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.6
0.8
0.7
3.1
0.7
Value of total building$m
3.3
3.4
4.1
8.6
6.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
75
87
80
71
65
Other vehiclesno.
56
70
67
85
61
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
131
157
147
156
126
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 174
2 168
2 178
2 183
2 213
Campervansno.
8
9
12
11
16
Light commercial vehiclesno.
731
744
757
768
794
Light rigid trucksno.
21
19
18
16
15
Heavy rigid trucksno.
112
109
107
110
108
Articulated trucksno.
15
15
13
16
15
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
4
4
5
4
3
Busesno.
16
12
9
11
13
Motorcyclesno.
176
133
145
155
169
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
3 257
3 214
3 245
3 274
3 346
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
544
543
545
543
545
Campervansno.
2
2
3
3
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
183
186
189
191
196
Light rigid trucksno.
5
5
5
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
28
27
27
27
27
Articulated trucksno.
4
4
3
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
4
3
2
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
44
33
36
39
42
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
815
804
812
814
824
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
881
739
629
522
442
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 717
1 797
1 902
2 013
2 102
Dieselno.
447
470
512
554
584
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
213
209
203
185
217
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
75 634.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
164.1
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
421.5
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
42.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
42.2
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
53.4
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
103 162
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
18 426
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
26 644
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
44
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0