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CHARACTERISTICS OF AUSTRALIAN FARMS
At 30 June 2004 there were about 130,500 establishments undertaking agricultural activity with an annual value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more. For the majority of these establishments (129,154) their primary activity was agriculture. While the remainder were undertaking some form of agricultural activity, their main activity was not in agriculture. The majority of agricultural establishments were mainly engaged in either beef cattle farming (35,501), mixed grain/sheep/beef farming (16,308), grain growing (14,614), sheep farming (12,018) or dairy cattle farming (10,359) (table 14.4).
14.4 ESTABLISHMENTS UNDERTAKING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY - 30 June 2004
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| Agriculture | | | | | | | | | |
| Horticulture and fruit growing | | | | | | | | | |
| | Plant nurseries | 629 | 287 | 446 | 99 | ^135 | ^31 | 17 | 4 | 1,648 |
| | Cut flower and flower seed growing | ^220 | ^169 | ^142 | ^52 | ^73 | ^24 | 5 | - | 685 |
| | Vegetable growing | 761 | 920 | 1,247 | 406 | 445 | 509 | 8 | - | 4,297 |
| | Grape growing | 1,240 | 2,058 | ^134 | 2,423 | ^563 | ^110 | 5 | 2 | 6,535 |
| | Apple and pear growing | ^173 | ^368 | *45 | *95 | ^155 | 133 | - | 2 | 971 |
| | Stone fruit growing | 435 | 301 | *100 | ^206 | ^160 | ^42 | - | - | 1,244 |
| | Kiwi fruit growing | *23 | 3 | **3 | - | *4 | - | - | - | *33 |
| | Fruit growing n.e.c. | 1,700 | ^452 | 1,853 | 416 | 304 | ^39 | 111 | - | 4,875 |
| Grain, sheep and beef cattle farming | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grain growing | 3,717 | 3,143 | 1,530 | 3,528 | 2,673 | ^21 | 2 | - | 14,614 |
| | Grain-sheep/beef cattle farming | 6,983 | 2,796 | 1,409 | 2,271 | 2,783 | ^64 | - | 2 | 16,308 |
| | Sheep-beef cattle farming | 3,719 | 2,368 | 745 | 910 | ^460 | 318 | - | 22 | 8,541 |
| | Sheep farming | 5,084 | 3,402 | ^274 | 1,406 | 1,241 | 583 | - | 28 | 12,018 |
| | Beef cattle farming | 11,626 | 7,809 | 11,505 | 1,248 | 1,930 | 1,154 | 205 | 23 | 35,501 |
| Dairy cattle farming | 1,439 | 6,412 | 1,120 | 503 | 342 | 542 | 1 | - | 10,359 |
| Poultry farming | | | | | | | | | |
| | Poultry farming (meat) | 309 | ^217 | 122 | 60 | 59 | ^14 | 1 | - | 781 |
| | Poultry farming (eggs) | *174 | *118 | ^63 | ^36 | ^59 | ^19 | 3 | 1 | ^474 |
| Other livestock farming | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pig farming | 238 | ^168 | ^258 | ^123 | ^57 | ^25 | 2 | - | 870 |
| | Horse farming | ^615 | ^379 | ^541 | *65 | ^89 | *65 | 1 | 2 | 1,757 |
| | Livestock farming n.e.c. | ^222 | *279 | *156 | *64 | *67 | *14 | 3 | 1 | ^807 |
| Other crop growing | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sugar cane growing | ^514 | - | 4,039 | - | *7 | - | - | - | 4,560 |
| | Cotton growing | ^229 | - | 337 | - | - | - | - | - | 566 |
| | Crop and plant growing n.e.c. | ^242 | ^575 | ^560 | ^165 | *87 | ^73 | 9 | - | 1,710 |
| Total agriculture industries | 40,292 | 32,224 | 26,627 | 14,077 | 11,692 | 3,781 | 373 | 87 | 129,154 |
| Other industries | ^535 | ^239 | ^157 | *160 | ^185 | *85 | 9 | 1 | 1,372 |
| Total | 40,827 | 32,463 | 26,785 | 14,238 | 11,876 | 3,866 | 382 | 88 | 130,526 |
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| Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia, 2003-04 (7121.0). |
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