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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An estimated 52.5 million hectares or 53% of South Australia's land area was used for agricultural activity in 2003-04. Just over 8% of South Australia's agricultural land was used for cropping.

LAND USE, Area, South Australia, at 30 June
1997(a)
'000 ha
2001
'000 ha
2002
'000 ha
2003
'000 ha
2004
'000 ha
Crops(b)
3,278
3,982
4,175
4,337
4,398
Agricultural land(c)
56,219
57,264
53,505
54,139
52,520
Non-agricultural land(d)
42,129
41,084
44,843
44,209
45,829
Total land
98,348
98,348
98,348
98,348
98,348
(a) At 31 March.
(b) Excludes pastures and grasses.
(c) Total area of establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more.
(d) Non-agricultural land is the difference between agricultural land as reported in the Agricultural Survey and total area of the state or territory. It comprises conserved land, forestry, urban and unused land such as vacant Crown land, commercially unused land on Aboriginal and other Crown reserves and waste land, ephemeral lakes, mangrove swamps, as well as establishments not included in the scope of the Agricultural Survey/Census.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).



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