7123.6.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Tasmania, 2003-04

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Most of Tasmania's milk cattle are found in the north-west around Circular Head, Meander Valley, Wynyard and King Island. There is also a concentration of milk cattle in the north-east throughout the Dorset municipality.

Tasmania's milk cattle herd decreased by 6% in the year ending 30 June 2004 to be at 188,600.

MILK CATTLE, Tasmania, at 30 June


	'000

1997(a)	210.6
2001	209.8
2002	187.1
2003	199.6
2004	188.6

(a) At 31 March.

Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0);Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2004, 59% of milk cattle in Tasmania were found in the Mersey-Lyell Statistical Division (112,100).

MILK CATTLE, at 30 June 2004


Statistical Division					'000

Greater Hobart					-
Southern					* 3.3
Northern					73.2
Mersey-Lyell					112.1

Tasmania					188.6

* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.