7123.5.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Western Australia, 2004-05  
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There were an estimated 11,915 farms in Western Australia at 30 June 2005.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), Western Australia, at 30 June

Number

2001
13,475
2002
12,688
2003
12,270
2004
11,876
2005
11,915

(a) Refers to farms with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
Source:
Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

The Statistical Division which recorded the highest number of farms in Western Australia at 30 June 2005 was the Midlands Statistical Division (2,884).

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), at 30 June 2005

Statistical Division
Number

Perth
986
South West
2,450
Lower Great Southern
2,037
Upper Great Southern
1,605
Midlands
2,884
South Eastern
603
Central
1,151
Pilbara
61
Kimberley
140
Western Australia
11,915

(a) Refers to farms with an EVAO of $5,000 or more.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.




This section contains the following subsection :
      Agricultural industry
      Land use

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