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 comparison with other states, cattle grazing is not a major industry in South Australia. Nevertheless, meat cattle are raised throughout the state; the highest numbers are in the South East and Northern Statistical Divisions. At 30 June 2004, the South Australian meat cattle herd stood at 1.2 million.


MEAT CATTLE, South Australia, at 30 June
'000
1997(a)
1,024
2001
1,050
2002
1,201
2003
1,209
2004
1,164
(a) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2004, 56% of meat cattle in South Australia were found in the South East Statistical Division (647,000).
MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
'000
Adelaide
* 9.5
Outer Adelaide
116.3
Yorke and Lower North
^ 30.9
Murray Lands
^ 132.7
South East
647.0
Eyre
^ 23.8
Northern
204.2
South Australia
1,164.3
^ 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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