7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2004-05  
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Dairying is predominantly located along the coastal fringes of the state; however, the highest concentration of milk cattle is found in the Murray Statistical Division (SD).

The NSW milk cattle herd stood at 399,000 at 30 June 2005.


MILK CATTLE(a), NSW, at 30 June
'000
2001
428
2002
428
2003
398
2004
400
2005
399
(a) Excluding house cows.
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2005, 21% of milk cattle in NSW were found in the Murray SD (82,400). This was followed by the Mid-North Coast SD with 59,900.

MILK CATTLE(a), at 30 June 2005
Statistical divisions
'000
Sydney
15.5
Hunter
^ 59.8
Illawarra
^ 44.5
Richmond-Tweed
^ 37.9
Mid-North Coast
^ 59.9
Northern
^ 10.0
North Western
* 17.0
Central West
^ 15.6
South Eastern
^ 40.5
Murrumbidgee
** 16.1
Murray
82.4
Far West
-
New South Wales
399.3
- zero or rounded to zero
^ 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
(a) Excluding house cows.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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