7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2001-02  
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Dairying is predominantly located along the coastal fringes of the state; the highest concentrations of milk cattle are found in the Murray, Hunter and Mid-North Coast Statistical Divisions (SDs).

The NSW milk cattle herd stood at 428,000 at 30 June 2002.


MILK CATTLE(a), NSW, at 30 June
'000
1997(b)
393
2001
428
2002
428
(a) Excluding house cows.
(b) At 31 March.
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2001-02, 21% of milk cattle in NSW were found in the Murray SD (91,000). This was followed by the Hunter SD with 69,000.
MILK CATTLE(a), at 30 June 2002
Statistical divisions
'000
Sydney
13.2
Hunter
^69.4
Illawarra
^52.5
Richmond-Tweed
^41.2
Mid-North Coast
69.1
Northern
^8.7
North Western
4.5
Central West
^15.9
South Eastern
^56.1
Murrumbidgee
^6.8
Murray
90.9
Far West
-
New South Wales
428.2
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%

(a) Excluding house cows.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2002 Agricultural Survey.



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