7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2003-04  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/09/2005   
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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 2004, the pig herd in South Australia was estimated to be 378,000.

PIGS, South Australia, at 30 June
'000
1997(a)
417
2001
438
2002
410
2003
381
2004
378
(a) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2004, 51% of pigs in South Australia were found in the Murray Lands Statistical Division (193,300) and 31% were in the Outer Adelaide Statistical Division (115,800).
PIGS, at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
'000
Adelaide
* 7.1
Outer Adelaide
115.8
Yorke and Lower North
* 26.5
Murray Lands
193.3
South East
** 19.2
Eyre
* 11.4
Northern
* 4.9
South Australia
378.2
* 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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