7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2002-03  
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At 30 June 2003, the Victorian milk cattle herd stood at 1.9 million, with the highest numbers in the Western District and Goulburn Statistical Divisions.



MILK CATTLE(a), Victoria, at 30 June
'000
1997(b)
1,784
2001
1,971
2002
1,949
2003
1,896
(a) Excluding house cows.
(b) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2003, most milk cattle in Victoria were found in the Western District Statistical Division (485,400). This was followed by the Goulburn Statistical Division with 461,300 and the Gippsland Statistical Division with 401,400.

MILK CATTLE(a), at 30 June 2003
Statistical Division
'000
Melbourne
^41.4
Barwon
^82.7
Western District
^485.4
Central Highlands
^9.8
Wimmera
*1.1
Mallee
^117.5
Loddon
^21.9
Goulburn
^461.3
Ovens-Murray
75.4
East Gippsland
198.3
Gippsland
^401.4
Victoria
1,896.1
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
(a) Excluding house cows.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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