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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At 30 June 2004, the Victorian milk cattle herd stood at 1.9 million, with the highest numbers in the Western District and Goulburn Statistical Divisions.


MILK CATTLE(a), Victoria, at 30 June
'000
1997(b)
1,784
2001
1,971
2002
1,949
2003
1,896
2004
1,890
(a) Excluding house cows.
(b) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2004, most milk cattle in Victoria were found in the Western District Statistical Division (453,700). This was followed by the Goulburn Statistical Division with 424,500 and the Gippsland Statistical Division with 400,500.


MILK CATTLE(a), at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
'000
Melbourne
* 73.0
Barwon
* 126.6
Western District
453.7
Central Highlands
^ 9.7
Wimmera
** 17.2
Mallee
^ 89.1
Loddon
^ 23.7
Goulburn
424.5
Ovens-Murray
60.8
East Gippsland
^ 211.7
Gippsland
^ 400.5
Victoria
1,890.5
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
(a) Excluding house cows.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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