7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2002-03  
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Pigs are raised throughout Victoria; the highest numbers in 2002-03 were in the Goulburn, Loddon, Wimmera and Mallee Statistical Divisions (SD). At 30 June 2003, the Victorian pig herd stood at 554,600.



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

At 30 June 2003, most pigs in Victoria were found in the Goulburn SD (121,300). This was followed by the Loddon SD with 120,100, the Wimmera SD with 113,800 and the Mallee SD with 111,600.

PIGS, at 30 June 2003
Statistical Division
'000
Melbourne
6.6
Barwon
^25.0
Western District
10.0
Central Highlands
22.3
Wimmera
^113.8
Mallee
^111.6
Loddon
120.1
Goulburn
^121.3
Ovens-Murray
**
East Gippsland
**
Gippsland
13.5
Victoria
554.6
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50%, estimate is not published
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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