7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2002-03  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/09/2004   
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In the past, pigs were kept in South Australia as a sideline on mixed farms or in conjunction with dairy cattle. Now most pig production comes from establishments specialising in pigs.

At 30 June 2003, the pig herd in South Australia was estimated to be 381,000.

PIGS, South Australia, at 30 June
'000
1997(a)
417
2001
438
2002
410
2003
381
(a) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2003, 43% of pigs in South Australia were found in the Murray Lands Statistical Division (164,600) and 32% were in the Outer Adelaide Statistical Division (121,600).
PIGS, at 30 June 2003
Statistical Division
'000
Adelaide
3.3
Outer Adelaide
^121.6
Yorke and Lower North
*28.0
Murray Lands
164.6
South East
*34.2
Eyre
*13.3
Northern
*15.7
South Australia
380.7
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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