Agriculture - Statistics - Northern (SD) (TAS)
Northern (SD) (TAS)
Introduction
Northern Statistical Division covers the north-eastern part of Tasmania and includes the Furneaux Group of Islands. The main population centre is Launceston, which is situated at the confluence of the South Esk and North Esk rivers, which here become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania. The fertile lands around the North and South Esk rivers form a prosperous farmland area which is also rich in history and historic buildings.
Further east is the only true glacial landscape from the last ice age in eastern Tasmania, Ben Lomond Plateau. The black flats near the coast and the red-brown volcanic soil inland make this an important hops, dairy and vegetable crop area. There are also expanses of natural forest and pine plantations which make for an important timber industry.
The north-eastern corner of the State was once an important tin mining area. Gladstone is the only place that still produces significant amounts of tin. Dairy farming and agriculture are important industries in this area, along with tourism.
The figures reported here are a subset of the Agricultural Census data from 1982/1983 to 1996/1997 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS, AgStats). The data has been analysed by the Bureau of Rural Sciences using a consistent geographic base. Further information about the data is available from the Australian Spatial Data Directory
The figures and text are reproduced with permission of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, © Commonwealth of Australia, 2000.
Statistics
Area of region (ha): 1,992,768.60
Area
Agroforestry
- Area of Seedlings Sown (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 290 )
- Area of Seed Sown (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 5.5 )
Apples
- Number of Apples Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 52,355 )
- Number of Apples Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 103,390 )
- Kilograms of Apples produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 4,149,032 )
Berry Fruit
- Area of Black Currants (ha) not yet bearing (Value in 1996/1997 = 5.0 )
- Area of Black Currants bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 19 )
- Kilograms of Black Currants produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 71,629 )
- Area of Raspberries not yet bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 4.6 )
- Area of Raspberries bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 12 )
- Kilograms of Raspberries produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 30,000 )
- Area of Strawberries not yet bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.6 )
- Area of Strawberries bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 5.5 )
- Kilograms of Strawberries produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 11,500 )
Cattle and Calves
- Number of Milk Cows (in Milk and Dry) at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 46,220 )
- Number of Meat Cattle at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 216,340 )
Cereals excluding Rice
- Area of Wheat produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 548 )
- Tonnes of Wheat produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,169 )
- Area of Oats produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 7,187 )
- Tonnes of Oats produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 13,635 )
- Area of Barley produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 9,293 )
- Tonnes of Barley produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 26,266 )
- Area of Triticale produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,523 )
- Tonnes of Triticale produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 5,009 )
- Area of Cereal crops cut for hay (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,655 )
- Tonnes of Cereal crops cut for hay (Value in 1996/1997 = 6,675 )
Grapes
- Area of Grapes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 283 )
- Tonnes of Grapes - total produced (fresh weight) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,587 )
Legumes
- Area of Lupins produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 212 )
- Tonnes of Lupins produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 221 )
- Area of Field Peas produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 276 )
- Tonnes of Field Peas produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 455 )
- Area of Faba Beans (including Tick and Horse) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 8.0 )
Non-Cereal Forage Crops
- Area of Crops (excluding Cereals) Cut for Hay (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 326 )
- Tonnes of Crops (excluding Cereals) Cut for Hay produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,515 )
Oilseeds
- Area of Oil Poppies (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,692 )
- Area of Canola (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 53 )
- Tonnes of Canola produced (clean seed) (Value in 1996/1997 = 64 )
Other Livestock
- Number of Deer (Value in 1996/1997 = 6,964 )
- Number of Horses Stud (Value in 1996/1997 = 652 )
- Number of Livestock not elsewhere considered (short form) (Value in 1996/1997 = 3,646 )
Other Non-Cereal Crops
- Kilograms of Hops - total production (dry weight) (Value in 1996/1997 = 748,646 )
- Area of Hops (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 336 )
- Area of Peppermint (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 97 )
- Area of Cut Flowers (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 22 )
Other Vegetables
- Area of Asparagus (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 2.0 )
- Tonnes of Asparagus produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 2.0 )
- Area of Beetroot (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.1 )
- Tonnes of Beetroot produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 1.0 )
- Area of Broccoli (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 90 )
- Kilograms of Broccoli produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 704,862 )
- Area of Brussel Sprouts (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 6.5 )
- Kilograms of Brussel Sprouts produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 94,071 )
- Area of Cabbages (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 16 )
- Tonnes of Cabbages produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 260 )
- Area of Carrots (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 86 )
- Tonnes of Carrots produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 4,140 )
- Area of Cauliflower (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 46 )
- Tonnes of Cauliflower produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 656 )
- Area of Cucumbers (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.5 )
- Kilograms of Cucumbers produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 6,800 )
- Area of Leeks (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.5 )
- Kilograms of Leeks produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,500 )
- Area of Lettuce (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 13 )
- Tonnes of Lettuce produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 85 )
- Area of White and Brown Onions (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 378 )
- Tonnes of White and Brown Onions produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 18,661 )
- Area of Parsnips (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 7.7 )
- Tonnes of Parsnips produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 67 )
- Area of Green Peas (for processing) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 3,323 )
- Kilograms of Green Peas (for processing) produced - (shelled weight) (Value in 1996/1997 = 14,053,860 )
- Area of Green Peas (for fresh market) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 61 )
- Kilograms of Green Peas (for fresh market) produced (pod weight) (Value in 1996/1997 = 73,700 )
- Area of Pumpkins, Triambles, Trombones etc. (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 20 )
- Tonnes of Pumpkins, Triambles, Trombones etc. produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 244 )
- Area of Sweet Corn (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 67 )
- Tonnes of Sweet Corn produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,047 )
- Area of Swedes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 46 )
- Tonnes of Swedes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 879 )
- Area of Other Vegetables (not elsewhere classified) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 221 )
Pastures
- Area of Lucerne (pure), year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,046 )
- Area of Pasture Legumes (excluding Lucerne), year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,007 )
- Area of Sown Grasses, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 34,689 )
- Area of Native or Naturalised Pasture, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 136,514 )
- Area of Mixed Perennial Grasses and Legumes, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 235,212 )
- Area of Mixed Annual Grasses and Legumes, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 22,937 )
- Area of Sown Pasture (excluding Pure Lucerne) , year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 431,010 )
- Area of Pastures (excluding Lucerne) cut for hay (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 26,525 )
- Tonnes of Pasture (excluding Lucerne) cut for hay (Value in 1996/1997 = 107,355 )
Pears
- Number of Pear Trees (excluding Nashi) under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 252 )
- Number of Pear Trees (excluding Nashi) 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 3,949 )
- Kilograms of Pears (excluding Nashi) Total produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 220,000 )
- Number of Nashi Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 203 )
- Number of Nashi Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 220 )
- Kilograms of Nashi produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 4,002 )
Pigs
Potatoes
- Area of Potatoes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,047 )
- Tonnes of Potatoes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 79,067 )
Poultry
Sales of Livestock
- Number of Sales of Sheep (Value in 1996/1997 = 341,183 )
- Number of Sales of Lambs (Value in 1996/1997 = 257,895 )
- Number of Sales of Cattle and Calves (except Bulls sold for breeding) (Value in 1996/1997 = 102,710 )
- Number of Sales of Pigs (Value in 1996/1997 = 34,725 )
- Number of Sales of Other Livestock not elsewhere considered (short form) (Value in 1996/1997 = 639 )
Sheep and Lambs
- Number of Breeding Ewes 1 year and over at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 850,097 )
- Number of Lambs and Hoggets under 1 year at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 501,730 )
- Number of Sheep and Lambs at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,993,871 )
- Number of All Other Sheep (excluding Breeding Ewes) (Value in 1996/1997 = 642,044 )
Stone Fruit
- Number of Apricot Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,046 )
- Number of Apricot Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 515 )
- Kilograms of Apricots produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 125 )
- Number of Cherry Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,475 )
- Number of Cherry Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,780 )
- Kilograms of Cherries produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 18,398 )
- Number of Nectarine Trees 6 years and under (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,033 )
- Number of Nectarine Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,219 )
- Kilograms of Nectarines produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 12,889 )
- Number of Peach Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 949 )
- Number of Peach Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,776 )
- Kilograms of Peaches produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 11,028 )
Further information
Please Note: Not all the selected data items are available for every year or for every statistical region.
The figures reported here are a subset of the Agricultural Census data from 1982/1983 to 1996/1997 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS, AgStats). The data have been analysed by Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia to report them using a consistent geographic base. Further information about the data is available through the Australian Spatial Data Directory.
The subset includes 436 data items for plant production and 40 data items for livestock which were commonly available in the AgStats database over the 15 year period and each year for respondents having an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) above the cut-off of $22,500.
The data have been concorded by bringing data collected using different geographies to a consistent geographic base, being Version 2.6 Statistical Local Area (SLA) boundaries (ABS, 1996) and using the non-agricultural lands mask from the National Land and Water Resources Audit's National Landuse Map (1996/1997).
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