7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2006-07  
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Wheat is grown predominantly west of the Great Dividing Range, extending along the centre of NSW from the Northern Statistical Division (SD) down to the Murray SD. In 2006-07, production fell to 2.6 million tonnes.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, NSW(a)
Production
'000t
Area
'000ha
Yield
t/ha
1860-01
43
52
0.8
1900-01
440
619
0.7
1950-01
1 178
1 347
0.9
2000-01
7 867
3 671
2.1
2002-03
2 495
2 995
0.8
2003-04
7 288
3 983
1.8
2004-05
7 537
4 256
1.8
2005-06(b)
8 049
3 554
2.3
2006-07(b)
2 568
3 596
0.7
(a) Prior to 1912, ACT data were included in NSW. Prior to 2000, the reference period was year ended 31 March; from 2000, the reference period was year ended 30 June.
(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 7121.0.
Sources: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0) and Historical Selected Agricultural Commodities, by State, 1861 to Present (cat. no. 7124.0).


In 2006-07, 41% of all wheat produced in NSW came from the Northern SD (1.0 million tonnes). This was followed by the Murrumbidgee SD with 0.5 million tonnes.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, PRODUCTION, 2006-07
Statistical Division
'000t
Sydney
**0.8
Hunter
^7.3
Illawarra
-
Richmond-Tweed
**1.0
Mid-North Coast
-
Northern
1 044.2
North Western
^400.7
Central West
^194.1
South Eastern
^14.1
Murrumbidgee
518.3
Murray
384.1
Far West
*2.9
New South Wales
2 567.7
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Small Area Data, Australia (cat. no. 7125.0).


MAP OF WHEAT FOR GRAIN, PRODUCTION, 2006-07

Map of wheat for grain production, 2006-07



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