1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2002

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In 1999-2000 there were 146,371 establishments undertaking agricultural activity with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) greater than $5,000. For the majority of these establishments (144,560) 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 engaged in either beef cattle farming (35,236), mixed grain/sheep/beef farming (18,232), grain growing (16,463), sheep farming (14,302) or dairy cattle farming (13,820).

Table 16.4 provides information on the numbers and types of establishments undertaking agricultural activity at 30 June 2000.

16.4 ESTABLISHMENTS UNDERTAKING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY - At 30 June 2000

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.

Establishments mainly engaged in agriculture industries
Agriculture - Plant nurseries	974	395	754	131	163	56	16	6	2,496
- Cut flower and flower seed growing	295	260	206	131	177	59	6	-	1,134
- Vegetable growing	986	1,099	1,455	573	584	602	13	2	5,313
- Grape growing	1,175	2,233	*143	2,406	474	85	3	3	6,522
- Apple and pear growing	233	374	117	118	246	140	-	1	1,229
- Stone fruit growing	465	250	104	252	165	*20	-	-	1,257
- Kiwi fruit growing	1	**	*3	-	**	-	-	-	*20
- Fruit growing n.e.c.	2,001	498	2,267	571	309	57	90	-	5,794
- Grain growing	4,206	3,181	2,112	3,653	3,282	24	3	1	16,463
- Grain-sheep/beef cattle farming	7,205	3,380	1,730	2,757	3,113	46	-	1	18,232
- Sheep-beef cattle farming	4,036	2,471	804	939	618	363	-	22	9,253
- Sheep farming	5,457	4,521	576	1,567	1,438	719	-	24	14,302
- Beef cattle farming	10,806	8,528	11,458	990	2,131	1,088	211	24	35,236
- Dairy cattle farming	1,943	8,133	1,842	770	386	743	1	2	13,820
- Poultry farming (meat)	351	197	145	78	64	10	1	-	845
- Poultry farming (eggs)	131	108	128	47	73	13	5	2	508
- Pig farming	328	193	340	147	111	24	1	-	1,145
- Horse farming	770	452	499	109	126	59	2	4	2,021
- Deer farming	*56	*75	**	*29	**	*16	-	-	196
- Livestock farming n.e.c.	415	*262	*202	*118	107	*54	1	-	1,158
- Sugar cane growing	489	-	4,534	-	*5	-	-	-	5,029
- Cotton growing	490	-	484	-	1	-	-	-	974
- Crop and plant growing n.e.c.	248	369	455	326	61	146	8	1	1,614
Total agriculture	43,063	36,988	30,367	15,712	13,653	4,324	361	93	144,560
Establishments mainly engaged in other industries, but also with some agricultural activity	591	316	331	193	265	106	6	3	1,811
Total establishments undertaking agricultural activity	43,654	37,304	30,698	15,905	13,917	4,430	367	96	146,371

Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia, 1999-2000 (7121.0).