National Regional Profile: Central Western Sydney (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 10540   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
561
545
499
495
502
Total dwelling unitsno.
2 344
3 249
2 903
2 368
2 951
Value of total residential building$m
365.0
445.9
455.7
462.2
586.7
Value of total non-residential building$m
384.2
328.7
384.8
456.7
604.5
Value of total building$m
749.2
774.6
840.5
918.9
1 191.2
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
12 529
12 113
12 535
11 815
10 820
Other vehiclesno.
4 680
4 894
5 600
5 625
5 383
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
17 209
17 008
18 136
17 441
16 202
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
142 592
147 389
147 464
149 691
151 400
Campervansno.
145
127
128
139
149
Light commercial vehiclesno.
17 631
21 482
20 276
21 576
21 353
Light rigid trucksno.
1 636
1 784
1 844
1 882
1 898
Heavy rigid trucksno.
3 975
4 164
4 205
4 166
4 199
Articulated trucksno.
912
656
615
599
696
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
127
159
130
121
125
Busesno.
1 088
1 152
1 182
1 109
953
Motorcyclesno.
2 517
2 519
2 703
2 785
2 956
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
170 623
179 430
178 547
182 074
183 726
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
479
491
485
484
480
Campervansno.
0
0
0
0
0
Light commercial vehiclesno.
59
72
67
70
68
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
13
14
14
13
13
Articulated trucksno.
3
2
2
2
2
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
0
1
0
0
0
Busesno.
4
4
4
4
3
Motorcyclesno.
8
8
9
9
9
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
573
598
587
589
583
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
20 863
16 513
13 081
10 400
8 308
Petrol - Unleadedno.
136 569
147 956
150 438
156 144
159 530
Dieselno.
10 972
12 567
12 390
12 869
13 063
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
2 220
2 397
2 638
2 659
2 826
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
n.p.
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
1.9
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.
-
-
-
-
n.p.
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0