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 meat cattle herd stood at 2.4 million, with the highest numbers in the Western District and Goulburn Statistical Divisions.


MEAT CATTLE, Victoria, at 30 June
'000
1997(a)
2,627
2001
2,435
2002
2,463
2003
2,491
2004
2,390
(a) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2004, most meat cattle in Victoria were found in the Western District Statistical Division (638,700). This was followed by the Goulburn Statistical Division with 379,300 and the Ovens-Murray Statistical Division with 314,200.


MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
'000
Melbourne
110.9
Barwon
^ 108.3
Western District
638.7
Central Highlands
87.1
Wimmera
^ 47.5
Mallee
^ 57.1
Loddon
75.3
Goulburn
379.3
Ovens-Murray
314.2
East Gippsland
268.5
Gippsland
^ 303.4
Victoria
2,390.2
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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