Registered vehicle types
Registered passenger and light commercial vehicles in Roebourne(S) increased between 2001 and 2008, with the number of passenger vehicles increasing at a faster rate.
Registered rigid trucks in Roebourne(S) increased by over 50% between 2001 and 2008. Articulated trucks increased by over 75% during the same period.
The number of registered caravans in Roebourne(S) rose by over 100% between 2001 and 2008.
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Vehicles per capita, Roebourne(S)
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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Passenger Vehicles
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58.3
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59.1
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58.8
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60.8
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60.3
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60.8
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63.2
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Light Commercial Vehicles
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20.3
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21.4
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20.2
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20.4
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20.1
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20.6
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21.6
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Rigid Trucks
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3.0
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3.1
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3.1
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3.3
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3.5
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3.6
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3.7
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Articulated Trucks
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0.5
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0.6
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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0.7
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0.7
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Caravans
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2.7
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3.1
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3.0
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3.3
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3.5
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3.4
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4.1
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Source: Motor Vehicle Census and Estimate Resident Population, ABS
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The number of vehicles in Roebourne(S) as a proportion of vehicles to people (ERP - aged 17 and above) generally increased between 2001 and 2007 for all vehicle types. Drops in 2003 and 2005 relate mostly to increases in population levels within the area, without an immediate corresponding increase in vehicles registered to the area.
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Traffic flow information by vehicle type
In 2008 there was a slightly higher proportion of heavy vehicles, and long vehicles & road trains on North West Coastal Hwy West of Dampier Hwy than at the other count locations in Roebourne(S).
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