7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2001-02

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Contents >> Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales >> Farms >> Land use

An estimated 63 million hectares or 79% of land area in NSW was used for agricultural activity in 2001-02. Just over 8% (6.6 million hectares) was used for cropping.

LAND USE, NSW, at 30 June


	1997(a) '000 ha	2001 '000 ha	2002 '000 ha

Crops(b)	5,589	6,723	6,635
Pastures and grasses	4,436	6,702	6,356
Agricultural land(c)	60,901	61,007	63,386
Non-agricultural land(d)	19,163	19,057	16,678

Total land	80,064	80,064	80,064

(a) At 31 March.
(b) Excludes crops harvested for hay and seed.
(c) Total area of establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more.
(d) Comprises conserved land, forestry, urban and unused land such as vacant Crown land, commercially unused land on Aboriginal and other Crown reserves and waste land, ephemeral lakes, mangrove swamps, as well as establishments not included in the scope of the Agricultural Census/Survey.
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).