7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2002-03  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/07/2004   
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An estimated 65.1 million hectares or 81% of land area in NSW was used for agricultural activity in 2002-03. Around 8% (6.0 million hectares) was used for cropping.

LAND USE, NSW, at 30 June
1997(a)
'000 ha
2001
'000 ha
2002
'000 ha
2003
'000 ha
Crops(b)
5,589
6,723
6,635
6,040
Agricultural land(c)
60,901
61,007
63,386
65,126
Non-agricultural land(d)
19,163
19,057
16,678
14,938
Total land
80,064
80,064
80,064
80,064
(a) At 31 March.
(b) Excludes crops harvested for hay and seed.
(c) Total area of establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more.
(d) Comprises conserved land, forestry, urban and unused land such as vacant Crown land, commercially unused land on Aboriginal and other Crown reserves and waste land, ephemeral lakes, mangrove swamps, as well as establishments not included in the scope of the Agricultural Census/Survey.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).



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