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

In 2004-05, production was 1.8 million tonnes.

BARLEY FOR GRAIN, NSW, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2001
1,253
615
2.0
2002
1,382
665
2.1
2003
428
636
0.7
2004
1,955
951
2.1
2005
1,761
1,023
1.7
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2004-05, 42% of all barley produced in NSW came from the Northern SD (741,000 tonnes). This was followed by the North Western SD with 293,000 tonnes.

BARLEY PRODUCTION, 2004-05
Statistical Division
'000 t
Sydney
-
Hunter
^ 39.1
Illawarra
0.2
Richmond-Tweed
* 5.3
Mid-North Coast
-
Northern
741.4
North Western
^ 292.8
Central West
^ 255.8
South Eastern
^ 16.0
Murrumbidgee
216.0
Murray
191.7
Far West
2.4
New South Wales
1,760.7
- zero or rounded to zero
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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