National Regional Profile: Atherton (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350100200   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
55
48
73
105
104
Total dwelling unitsno.
63
79
73
122
108
Value of total residential building$m
9.8
11.3
12.8
21.4
24.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.3
4.9
4.2
9.8
12.6
Value of total building$m
12.1
16.1
17.0
31.2
36.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
185
170
202
253
263
Other vehiclesno.
183
187
241
285
343
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
368
357
443
539
607
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
4 683
4 826
5 062
5 790
5 930
Campervansno.
22
26
29
31
34
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 864
1 849
2 008
2 343
2 319
Light rigid trucksno.
72
77
79
93
96
Heavy rigid trucksno.
260
272
280
311
330
Articulated trucksno.
30
37
33
47
56
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
5
5
5
6
5
Busesno.
63
68
64
65
70
Motorcyclesno.
299
332
343
402
423
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
7 300
7 492
7 904
9 087
9 263
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
434
443
459
514
510
Campervansno.
2
2
3
3
3
Light commercial vehiclesno.
173
170
182
208
199
Light rigid trucksno.
7
7
7
8
8
Heavy rigid trucksno.
24
25
25
28
28
Articulated trucksno.
3
3
3
4
5
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
0
0
1
0
Busesno.
6
6
6
6
6
Motorcyclesno.
28
30
31
36
36
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
677
687
717
807
797
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 482
1 334
1 196
1 176
1 000
Petrol - Unleadedno.
4 138
4 404
4 824
5 672
5 903
Dieselno.
1 618
1 698
1 833
2 177
2 294
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
62
56
50
61
67
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
51 069.2
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
3 012.8
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
931.8
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
1 164.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
1 634.4
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
3 236.0
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
63
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
3 944
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
17 693
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
2 730
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0