7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2004-05  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/08/2006   
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Meat cattle are raised throughout Queensland. At 30 June 2005, the Queensland meat cattle herd stood at 11.4 million.


MEAT CATTLE, Queensland, at 30 June
'000
2001
11,088
2002
11,284
2003
10,507
2004
11,245
2005
11,380
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2005, most meat cattle in Queensland were found in the Fitzroy Statistical Division (1.9 million), the North West Statistical Division (1.7 million) and the Darling Downs Statistical Division (1.6 million).

MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2005
Statistical Division
'000
Brisbane
^ 21.8
Moreton
^ 301.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
809.3
Darling Downs
1,648.5
South West
1,176.4
Fitzroy
1,926.0
Central West
^ 947.5
Mackay
^ 1,173.8
Northern
^ 815.5
Far North
^ 838.8
North West
^ 1,720.8
Queensland
11,379.6
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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