7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2004-05

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/08/2006

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An estimated 144 million hectares or 83% of Queensland's land area was used for agricultural activity in 2004-05. Just under 2% of Queensland's agricultural land was used for cropping.

LAND USE, Area, Queensland, at 30 June


	2001 '000 ha	2002 '000 ha	2003 '000 ha	2004 '000 ha	2005 '000 ha

Crops(a)	2,955	2,683	2,263	2,745	2,694
Agricultural land(b)	145,955	141,388	139,042	144,288	143,797
Non-agricultural land(c)	27,110	31,677	34,023	28,777	29,268
Total land	173,065	173,065	173,065	173,065	173,065

(a) Excludes crops harvested for hay and seed, and pastures and grasses.
(b) Total area of establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more.
(c) Non-agricultural land is the difference between agricultural land as reported in the Agricultural Survey and total area of the state or territory. It comprises conserved land, forestry, urban and unused land such as vacant Crown land, commercially unused land on Aboriginal and other Crown reserves and waste land, ephemeral lakes, mangrove swamps, as well as establishments not included in the scope of the Agricultural Survey/Census.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).