7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2003-04

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Pigs

Most of Queensland's pig production is based in the Darling Downs and the Wide Bay-Burnett Statistical Divisions. At 30 June 2004, the Queensland pig herd stood at 691,000.

PIGS, Queensland, at 30 June


	'000

1997(a)	600
2001	597
2002	643
2003	663
2004	691

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

At 30 June 2004, most pigs in Queensland were found in the Darling Downs Statistical Division (401,200) and the Wide Bay-Burnett Statistical Division (213,600).

PIGS, at 30 June 2004


Statistical Division					'000

Brisbane					** 9.1
Moreton					16.4
Wide Bay-Burnett					^ 213.6
Darling Downs					^ 401.2
South West					** 1.6
Fitzroy					27.9
Central West					-
Mackay					15.2
Northern					-
Far North					** 6.1
North West					-

Queensland					691.0

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.