7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2003-04  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 10/08/2005   
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Pigs are raised throughout Victoria; the highest numbers are in the Loddon, Mallee, Wimmera and Goulburn Statistical Divisions (SDs). At 30 June 2004, the Victorian pig herd stood at 546,600.



PIGS, Victoria, at 30 June
'000
1997(a)
485.2
2001
557.3
2002
673.3
2003
554.6
2004
546.6
(a) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2004, most pigs in Victoria were found in the Loddon SD (126,600). This was followed by the Mallee SD with 123,900, the Wimmera SD with 113,600 and the Goulburn SD with 100,500.


PIGS, at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
'000
Melbourne
9.1
Barwon
^ 21.1
Western District
9.0
Central Highlands
20.2
Wimmera
113.6
Mallee
^ 123.9
Loddon
126.6
Goulburn
^ 100.5
Ovens-Murray
** 2.2
East Gippsland
** 5.9
Gippsland
14.5
Victoria
546.6
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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