7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2004-05  
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In the past, pigs were kept in South Australia as a sideline on mixed farms or in conjunction with dairy cattle. Now most pig production comes from establishments specialising in pigs.

At 30 June 2005, the pig herd in South Australia was estimated to be 335,000.



PIGS, South Australia, at 30 June
'000
2001
438
2002
410
2003
381
2004
378
2005
335
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2005, 49% of pigs in South Australia were found in the Murray Lands Statistical Division (164,000) and 30% were in the Outer Adelaide Statistical Division (99,300).


PIGS, at 30 June 2005
Statistical Division
'000
Adelaide
** 5.1
Outer Adelaide
99.3
Yorke and Lower North
* 32.2
Murray Lands
^ 164.3
South East
** 15.6
Eyre
* 11.1
Northern
* 7.9
South Australia
335.5
^ 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
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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