7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2006-07  
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The nature and pattern of agricultural settlement in NSW have been largely determined by rainfall, topography, the quality of soil and accessibility to markets. Many factors have since influenced this pattern including improvements in transportation, cultivation methods, seed varieties, fertilisers, soil conditioners and breeding programs.

The availability of water has been, and will remain, central to the nature and extent of the state's agricultural development. Rainfall is low and irregular over a wide area of NSW yet, at times, flooding can be a serious problem, making control of water resources essential to the development of a viable agricultural sector.

At 30 June 2007, there were an estimated 47,500 businesses with agricultural activity in NSW.

BUSINESSES WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), NSW, at 30 June
Number
2006(b)
48 773
2007(b)
47 507
(a) Refers to agricultural businesses with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more. For more information, please see explanatory notes in the source publication.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).


The Northern Statistical Division (SD) recorded the highest number of businesses with agricultural activity in NSW at 30 June 2007 (7,600). This was followed by the Central West SD with 6,400 farms.

BUSINESSES WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), at 30 June 2007
Statistical Division
Number
Sydney
2 534
Hunter
3 576
Illawarra
1 298
Richmond-Tweed
3 881
Mid-North Coast
3 907
Northern
7 627
North Western
4 243
Central West
6 397
South Eastern
4 970
Murrumbidgee
4 794
Murray
3 974
Far West
^306
New South Wales
47 507
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Refers to agricultural businesses with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more. For more information, please see explanatory notes in the source publication.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Small Area Data, Australia (cat. no. 7125.0).


MAP OF BUSINESSES WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY, at 30 June 2007

Map of businesses with agricultural activity, at 30 June




This section contains the following subsection :
      Agricultural Industry
      Land Use

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