National Regional Profile: Surf Coast (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA26490   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
422
325
358
487
419
Total dwelling unitsno.
457
368
406
583
490
Value of total residential building$m
93.3
88.9
104.5
168.4
166.9
Value of total non-residential building$m
15.6
22.1
21.5
31.0
68.6
Value of total building$m
108.9
111.0
126.0
199.4
235.5
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
476
419
406
448
418
Other vehiclesno.
290
371
438
501
392
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
766
790
844
949
810
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
11 926
12 250
12 578
13 441
13 587
Campervansno.
66
67
75
71
67
Light commercial vehiclesno.
2 665
2 729
2 877
2 985
3 073
Light rigid trucksno.
73
76
78
83
90
Heavy rigid trucksno.
360
372
361
349
359
Articulated trucksno.
96
92
98
94
82
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
22
22
27
28
28
Busesno.
67
69
66
66
70
Motorcyclesno.
540
529
561
578
648
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
15 815
16 203
16 722
17 695
18 005
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
561
570
577
607
596
Campervansno.
3
3
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
125
127
132
135
135
Light rigid trucksno.
3
4
4
4
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
17
17
17
16
16
Articulated trucksno.
5
4
4
4
4
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
1
1
Busesno.
3
3
3
3
3
Motorcyclesno.
25
25
26
26
28
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
744
753
768
799
790
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
3 679
3 132
2 697
2 295
1 997
Petrol - Unleadedno.
9 920
10 720
11 556
12 841
13 292
Dieselno.
1 249
1 422
1 571
1 692
1 836
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
967
930
898
867
880
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
75 607.9
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
11 222.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
61.7
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
19.2
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
25.4
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
4 293.3
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
163 989
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
4 609
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
25 198
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
17 159
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0