7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2004-05

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Pigs are raised throughout Victoria; the highest numbers are in the Loddon and Wimmera Statistical Divisions (SDs). At 30 June 2005, the Victorian pig herd stood at 524,000.

PIGS, Victoria, at 30 June


	'000

2001	557
2002	673
2003	555
2004	547
2005	524

Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

At 30 June 2005, most pigs in Victoria were found in the Loddon SD (142,000). This was followed by the Wimmera SD with 119,000.

PIGS, at 30 June 2005


Statistical Division	'000

Melbourne	7.9
Barwon	** 6.9
Western District	9.3
Central Highlands	21.6
Wimmera	119.3
Mallee	^ 102.5
Loddon	141.5
Goulburn	^ 94.2
Ovens-Murray	** 4.1
East Gippsland	** 4.4
Gippsland	11.8

Victoria	523.6

^ 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.