7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2002-03

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Meat cattle are raised throughout NSW; the highest concentrations are in the Northern and North Western Statistical Divisions.

At 30 June 2003, the NSW meat cattle herd stood at 5.4 million.

MEAT CATTLE, NSW, at 30 June


	'000

1997(a)	6,118
2001	5,786
2002	5,593
2003	5,419

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

In 2002-03, most meat cattle in NSW were found in the Northern Statistical Division (1.8 million). This was followed by the North Western Statistical Division with 702,000.

MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2003


Statistical divisions	'000

Sydney	^ 22.2
Hunter	473.8
Illawarra	^ 66.0
Richmond-Tweed	^ 217.5
Mid-North Coast	288.4
Northern	1,811.5
North Western	702.0
Central West	584.0
South Eastern	365.1
Murrumbidgee	432.5
Murray	410.1
Far West	^ 46.3

New South Wales	5,419.5

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.