Australia Animal Numbers, Cattle Dairy Cows Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Dairy Cows Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 3243 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 3162 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.50% |
| 1962 | 3230 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.15% |
| 1963 | 3263 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 3078 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.67% |
| 1965 | 3012 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.14% |
| 1966 | 2908 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.45% |
| 1967 | 3856 | (1000 HEAD) | 32.60% |
| 1968 | 3718 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.58% |
| 1969 | 3634 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.26% |
| 1970 | 3532 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.81% |
| 1971 | 3433 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.80% |
| 1972 | 3353 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.33% |
| 1973 | 3302 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.52% |
| 1974 | 3125 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.36% |
| 1975 | 3111 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.45% |
| 1976 | 3062 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.58% |
| 1977 | 2816 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.03% |
| 1978 | 2635 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.43% |
| 1979 | 2441 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.36% |
| 1980 | 2377 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.62% |
| 1981 | 2353 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.01% |
| 1982 | 2347 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.25% |
| 1983 | 2321 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.11% |
| 1984 | 2358 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.59% |
| 1985 | 2347 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.47% |
| 1986 | 2258 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.79% |
| 1987 | 2321 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.79% |
| 1988 | 2290 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.34% |
| 1989 | 2270 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.87% |
| 1990 | 2220 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.20% |
| 1991 | 2200 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.90% |
| 1992 | 2160 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.82% |
| 1993 | 1716 | (1000 HEAD) | -20.56% |
| 1994 | 1786 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.08% |
| 1995 | 1822 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.02% |
| 1996 | 1884 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.40% |
| 1997 | 1977 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.94% |
| 1998 | 2060 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.20% |
| 1999 | 2155 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.61% |
| 2000 | 2171 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.74% |
| 2001 | 2176 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.23% |
| 2002 | 2123 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.44% |
| 2003 | 2050 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.44% |
| 2004 | 2050 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00% |
| 2005 | 2041 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.44% |
| 2006 | 1881 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.84% |
| 2007 | 1796 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.52% |
| 2008 | 1617 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.97% |
| 2009 | 1676 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.65% |
| 2010 | 1596 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.77% |
| 2011 | 1589 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.44% |
| 2012 | 1700 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.99% |
| 2013 | 1688 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.71% |
| 2014 | 1647 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.43% |
| 2015 | 1689 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.55% |
| 2016 | 1562 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.52% |
| 2017 | 1520 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.69% |
| 2018 | 1561 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.70% |
| 2019 | 1440 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.75% |
| 2020 | 1420 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.39% |
| 2021 | 1410 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.70% |
| 2022 | 1420 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.71% |
| 2023 | 1375 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.17% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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