7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2002-03  
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The agricultural industry has been central to South Australia's economic development since the earliest days of European settlement. It is still an important contributor to the state's economy and has maintained its role as a major export earner.

There were an estimated 14,262 farms in South Australia, according to the 2003 Agricultural Survey.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), South Australia, at 30 June
Number
1997(b)
15,817
2001
15,436
2002
14,824
2003
14,262
(a) Refers to farm establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
(b) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

The Statistical Division which recorded the highest number of farms in South Australia at 30 June 2003 was Murray Lands (3,344).
ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), at 30 June 2003
Statistical Division
Number
Adelaide
911
Outer Adelaide
2,738
Yorke and Lower North
2,049
Murray Lands
3,344
South East
2,534
Eyre
1,490
Northern
1,196
South Australia
14,262
(a) Refers to farm establishments with an EVAO of $5,000 or more.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.




This section contains the following subsection :
      Agricultural industry
      Land use

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