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Between the 2001 and 2002 seasons, the number of Tasmania's vineyards increased by 9.1%, from 143 to 156. In 2002, some 26.9% of the state's vineyards were located in the Tamar Valley wine region and 24.4% in the Coal Valley wine region.

There were 108 vineyards in Tasmania in the 2002 season that were less than 5 hectares. Of these, 25.9% were located in the Coal Valley wine region, 18.5% in the Tamar Valley wine region and 17.6% in the Huon/Channel wine region. In 2002, some 44.0% of Tasmania's vineyards that were more than 10 hectares were located in the North East wine region.

The number of planted vineyard hectares in Tasmania increased by 7.2% from 851 hectares in the 2001 season, to 912 hectares in the 2002 season. In 2002, the Tamar Valley wine region had the largest area of planted vineyard hectares with 32.7% (298 hectares) followed by the North East wine region with 26.9% (245 hectares) and the Coal Valley wine region with 21.8% (199 hectares).

VINEYARDS, Tasmanian wine regions
	Less than 5 hectares		5 to 10 hectares		More than 10 hectares		Total vineyards		Seasons (years)
	2001	2002	2001	2002	2001	2002	2001	2002	2001	2002
Region(a)	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	ha	ha
Tamar Valley	29	20	4	6	5	6	38	42	259	298
North East	4	5	1	1	10	11	15	17	243	245
Coal Valley	27	28	7	5	4	5	38	38	188	199
Derwent Valley	11	11	1	1	2	2	14	14	49	50
East Coast	6	5	6	8	-	-	12	13	52	60
Huon/Channel	16	19	1	1	1	1	18	21	40	41
North West	7	10	1	1	-	-	8	11	20	20
Total	100	108	21	23	22	25	143	156	851	912
- nil or rounded to zero (a) Refer to Map showing wine regions in Tasmania (as defined by the Office of the Commissioner for Licensing) on the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment web site. Source: Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.