| Registered dairy farms |
534 |
5055 |
| Total dairy herd |
145,000 |
1,411,000 |
| Average dairy herd size |
277 |
279 |
| Annual milk production (million L) |
1,055 |
8,796 |
| Average annual milk production per cow (L) |
7,067 |
6,170 |
| Value of milk leaving the farms (m) |
647 |
4,829 |
| Value of dairy products exported (m) |
403 |
3386 |
| Gross value of agriculture (m) |
1,167,8 |
60 ,430 |
| People employed on farm |
2,200 |
23,200 |
| People employed in processing |
3,400 |
20,300 |
| Total people working on dairy |
5,600 |
43,500 |
| Ratio of manufacturing to drinking milk |
35/65 |
72/28 |
| Average price paid (cents/L) |
62 |
54.7 |
| Average price paid (AUD/ kg milk solids) |
8.55 |
7.19 |