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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The agricultural industry has been central to South Australia's economic development since the earliest days of European settlement. It is still an important contributor to the state's economy and has maintained its role as a major export earner.

There were an estimated 14,238 farms in South Australia, according to the 2004 Agricultural Survey.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), South Australia, at 30 June
Number
1997(b)
15,817
2001
15,436
2002
14,824
2003
14,262
2004
14,238
(a) Refers to farm establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
(b) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

The Statistical Division which recorded the highest number of farms in South Australia at 30 June 2004 was Murray Lands (3,349).
ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
Number
Adelaide
908
Outer Adelaide
2,707
Yorke and Lower North
2,019
Murray Lands
3,349
South East
2,567
Eyre
1,489
Northern
1,200
South Australia
14,238
(a) Refers to farm establishments with an EVAO of $5,000 or more.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.




This section contains the following subsection :
      Agricultural Industry
      Land Use

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