7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2002-03  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 04/07/2003   
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At 30 June 2003, the Victorian meat cattle herd stood at 2.5 million, with the highest numbers in the Western District and Gippsland Statistical Divisions.


MEAT CATTLE, Victoria, at 30 June
'000
1997(a)
2,627
2001
2,435
2002
2,463
2003
2,491
(a) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2003, most meat cattle in Victoria were found in the Western District Statistical Division (665,000). This was followed by the Gippsland Statistical Division with 377,500 and the Goulburn Statistical Division with 335,200.
MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2003
Statistical Division
'000
Melbourne
107.9
Barwon
^125.7
Western District
665.0
Central Highlands
85.7
Wimmera
^53.6
Mallee
^57.8
Loddon
^71.9
Goulburn
335.2
Ovens-Murray
300.6
East Gippsland
310.5
Gippsland
377.5
Victoria
2,491.4
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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