7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2006-07  
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Barley is grown predominantly west of the Great Dividing Range, extending along the centre of NSW from the Northern Statistical Division (SD) down to the Murray SD.

In 2006-07, production was affected by drought and fell to 0.8 million tonnes.

BARLEY FOR GRAIN, NSW(a)
Production
'000t
Area
'000ha
Yield
t/ha
1860-61
0.9
1.2
0.8
1900-01
2.6
3.8
0.7
1950-51
2.9
3.4
0.9
2000-01
1 253
615
2.0
2002-03
428
636
0.7
2003-04
1 955
951
2.1
2004-05
1 761
1 023
1.7
2005-06(b)
2 336
1 103
2.1
2006-07(b)
753
902
0.8
(a) Prior to 1912, ACT data were included in NSW. Prior to 2000, the reference period was year ended 31 March; from 2000, the reference period was year ended 30 June.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication 7121.0.
Sources: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0) and Historical Selected Agricultural Commodities, by State, 1861 to Present (cat. no. 7124.0).


In 2006-07, 52% of all barley produced in NSW came from the Northern SD (391,000 tonnes). This was followed by the Murrumbidgee SD with 105,000 tonnes.

BARLEY PRODUCTION, 2006-07
Statistical Division
'000t
Sydney
**1.3
Hunter
**11.5
Illawarra
-
Richmond-Tweed
*11.1
Mid-North Coast
0.2
Northern
390.5
North Western
^68.1
Central West
^61.4
South Eastern
*0.4
Murrumbidgee
^105.4
Murray
^99.9
Far West
3.2
New South Wales
753.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Small Area Data, Australia (cat. no. 7125.0).



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