7123.5.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Western Australia, 2003-04  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 26/10/2005   
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There were an estimated 11,876 farms in Western Australia at 30 June 2004.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), Western Australia, at 30 June
Number
1997(b)
13,872
2001
13,475
2002
12,688
2003
12,270
2004
11,876
(a) Refers to farms with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
(b) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

The Statistical Division which recorded the highest number of farms in Western Australia at 30 June 2004 was the Midlands Statistical Division (2,870).
ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), at 30 June 2004
Statistical Division
Number
Perth
1,046
South West
2,406
Lower Great Southern
1,975
Upper Great Southern
1,590
Midlands
2,870
South Eastern
611
Central
1,181
Pilbara
57
Kimberley
139
Western Australia
11,876
(a) Refers to farms with an EVAO of $5,000 or more.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.




This section contains the following subsection :
      Land use
      Agricultural industry

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