7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2004-05  
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Wheat is grown predominantly west of the Great Dividing Range, extending along the centre of NSW from the Northern Statistical Division down to the Murray Statistical Division.

In 2004-05, production was 7.5 million tonnes.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, NSW, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2001
7,867
3,671
2.1
2002
8,043
3,446
2.3
2003
2,495
2,995
0.8
2004
7,288
3,983
1.8
2005
7,537
4,256
1.8
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2004-05, 30% of all wheat produced in NSW came from the Northern Statistical Division (2.3 million tonnes). This was followed by the North Western Statistical Division with 1.6 million tonnes.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, PRODUCTION, 2004-05
Statistical Division
'000 t
Sydney
-
Hunter
^ 60.2
Illawarra
0.1
Richmond-Tweed
0.2
Mid-North Coast
-
Northern
2,289.4
North Western
1,581.0
Central West
1,172.5
South Eastern
^ 238.2
Murrumbidgee
1,227.6
Murray
963.9
Far West
4.2
New South Wales
7,537.4
- zero or rounded to zero
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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