7123.5.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Western Australia, 2004-05  
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Meat cattle are raised throughout Western Australia, from the large pastoral areas in the north, through to the south-western corner. At 30 June 2005, the Western Australian meat cattle herd stood at 2.0 million.


MEAT CATTLE, Western Australia, at 30 June
'000
2001
2,001
2002
1,980
2003
1,815
2004
1,962
2005
2,011
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2005, most meat cattle in Western Australia were found in the South West, Kimberley and Pilbara Statistical Divisions.

MEAT CATTLE, at 30 June 2005
Statistical Division
'000
Perth
^ 26.6
South West
^ 409.8
Lower Great Southern
230.5
Upper Great Southern
^ 96.5
Midlands
188.1
South Eastern
^ 175.6
Central
^ 216.7
Pilbara
^ 265.1
Kimberley
402.1
Western Australia
2,010.9
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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