Grape production in NSW is concentrated in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions.
Data for 2002-03 indicate there were 34,300 hectares of bearing vines in NSW; a further 2,700 hectares had been planted but were not yet bearing fruit; 386,900 tonnes of grapes were produced and the great majority (94%) were grown for winemaking.
Four varieties of grapes accounted for just over 62% of all production: shiraz (83,200 tonnes), chardonnay (71,400 tonnes), cabernet sauvignon (44,700 tonnes) and semillon (42,400 tonnes). White grape production (197,900 tonnes) exceeded red grape production (189,000 tonnes).
VITICULTURE, NSW, year ended 30 June
|
 | Vines
non-bearing | Vines
bearing | |
| area
ha | area
ha | Production(b)
'000 t |
|
| 1997(a) | 4,092 | 15,898 | 209.9 |
| 2001 | 3,516 | 31,043 | 348.7 |
| 2002 | 3,376 | 34,005 | 452.3 |
| 2003 | 2,748 | 34,291 | 386.9 |
|
(a) Year ended 31 March.
(b) Fresh weight.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).
Data for 2002-03 indicate 48% of all grape production in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (185,000 tonnes). This was followed by the Murray Statistical Division with 121,300 tonnes.
VITICULTURE, 2002-03
|
| Statistical Division | Vines
non-bearing
area
ha | Vines
bearing
area
ha | Production(a)
'000 t |
|
| Sydney | 11.8 | 124.6 | 0.6 |
| Hunter | 167.0 | 4,307.0 | 23.2 |
| Illawarra | 34.3 | 134.7 | 0.4 |
| Richmond-Tweed | - | - | - |
| Mid-North Coast | 2.4 | 46.7 | 0.2 |
| Northern | 14.9 | 338.5 | 1.1 |
| North Western | 287.5 | 2,808.6 | 19.4 |
| Central West | 258.1 | 3,453.0 | 27.5 |
| South Eastern | 74.5 | 787.7 | 3.7 |
| Murrumbidgee | 1,176.2 | 13,716.7 | 185.0 |
| Murray | 721.3 | 8,117.2 | 121.3 |
| Far West | - | 456.8 | 4.4 |
| | | |
| New South Wales | 2,748.0 | 34,291.3 | 386.9 |
|
(a) Fresh weight.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Vineyards Collection.
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