7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2003-04

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/08/2005

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Meat Cattle

Meat cattle are raised throughout Queensland. At 30 June 2004, the Queensland meat cattle herd stood at 11.2 million.

MEAT CATTLE, Queensland, at 30 June


	'000

1997(a)	10,123
2001	11,088
2002	11,284
2003	10,507
2004	11,245

(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 Queensland were found in the North West Statistical Division (2.2 million), the Fitzroy Statistical Division (1.9 million) and the Darling Downs Statistical Division (1.5 million).

MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2004


Statistical Division					'000

Brisbane					^ 22.6
Moreton					^ 253.9
Wide Bay-Burnett					850.7
Darling Downs					1,469.7
South West					1,098.8
Fitzroy					1,930.3
Central West					873.1
Mackay					^ 1,020.1
Northern					699.7
Far North					^ 866.1
North West					^ 2,159.8

Queensland					11,244.8

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.