7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2001-02

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Contents >> Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales >> Agricultural production >> Livestock >> Sheep and lambs

NSW has the highest number of sheep and lambs of any state. At 30 June 2002, the number of sheep and lambs in New South Wales was 38.5 million.

SHEEP AND LAMBS, NSW, at 30 June


	'000

1997(a)	42,388
2001	40,887
2002	38,491

(a) At 31 March.
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2002, most sheep and lambs in NSW were found in the South Eastern Statistical Division (7.1 million) and the Central West Statistical Division, also with 7.1 million.

SHEEP AND LAMBS, at 30 June 2002


Statistical divisions	'000

Sydney	*6.9
Hunter	462.9
Illawarra	**
Richmond-Tweed	^10.2
Mid-North Coast	**
Northern	5,679.1
North Western	6,602.3
Central West	7,073.2
South Eastern	7,128.6
Murrumbidgee	5,300.3
Murray	4,293.1
Far West	1,931.0

New South Wales	38,491.0

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50%, estimate is not published

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2002 Agricultural Survey.