7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2006-07  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/08/2008   
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An estimated 58.6 million hectares or 73% of land area in NSW was used for agricultural activity in 2006-07. Around 8% (6.7 million hectares) was used for cropping.

LAND USE, NSW, year ended 30 June
Crops(a)
'000 ha
Agricultural
land(b)
'000 ha
Non-agricultural
land(c)
'000 ha
Total
land
'000 ha
2002-03
6 040
65 126
14 938
80 064
2003-04
7 241
63 581
16 483
80 064
2004-05
7 674
64 356
15 708
80 064
2005-06
6 941
62 119
17 945
80 064
2006-07
6 687
58 614
21 450
80 064
(a) Excludes crops harvested for hay and seed, and pastures and grasses.
(b) Total area of businesses with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more.
(c) 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 businesses not included in the scope of the Agricultural Census/Survey.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).



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