Farm Facts
Australian Milk Consumption = 102 Litres per Capita
| 1980 | 2010 | |
| Number of registered dairy farms in Australia | 21 994 | 7 511 |
| Number of Dairy Cows in Australia | 1 880 000 | 2 171 000 |
| Average Annual Milk production per cow | 2 848 Lts | 5 445 Lts |
| Milk Production by State (Million Lts): | ||
| Victoria | 3 151 | 5 790 |
| NSW | 907 | 1 074 |
| South Aust | 329 | 605 |
| Queensland | 508 | 531 |
| Western Aust | 222 | 350 |
| Tasmania | 315 | 673 |
| Total Australia | 5 432 | 9 023 |
Where does the milk go ?
| Cheese | 34% |
| Drinking Milk | 25% |
| Skim Milk Powder/ Butter | 24% |
| Whole Milk Powder | 11% |
| Casein/butter | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
Australian Milk Sales x Variant
| Full Cream Milk | 50% |
| Lite Milk | 26% |
| No Fat | 5% |
| Flavoured Milk | 10% |
| UHT | 9% |
