National Regional Profile: Murray-Darling (Statistical Subdivision)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 15520   
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Environment ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

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LAND AREA

Land area km2
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47 968.5

WATER USE ON AUSTRALIAN FARMS

Area of agricultural land ha '000
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4 310
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Area irrigated ha '000
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19
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Irrigation volume applied ML
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110 889
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Other agricultural uses ML
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3 138
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Total water use ML
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114 027
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Area irrigated as proportion of agricultural land %
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0.4
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