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Irrigation - Tasmania

Tasmania

Location map of Tasmania

What type and area of culture is supported by irrigation in Tasmania?

The predominant types of irrigated production in Tasmania by area are pasture (48%), vegetables (30%), and fruit (5%). Cereals account for 4% and other crops about 13%.

Table: Irrigated Area 1996/97 : Type of Culture
AWRC Basin Pasture (ha) Cereal (ha) Other Crops (ha) Vegetables (ha) Sugar (ha) Fruit (ha) Grapes (ha) Cotton (ha) Rice (ha)
Tasmania 24,787 2,217 15,326 2,419 189 6,802 0 0 0
Arthur River 996 26 135 324 no data 2 1 0 no data
Coal River 140 72 162 175 no data 13 16 0 no data
Derwent River 4,165 183 833 397 no data 55 41 0 no data
East Coast 1,207 109 571 455 no data 97 37 0 no data
Flinders - Cape Barren Islands 0 0 0 0 no data 0 0 0 no data
Forth River 988 41 341 997 no data 26 0 0 no data
Gordon River 505 10 242 27 no data 7 7 0 no data
Huon River 111 10 98 8 no data 686 6 0 no data
King Island 61 0 1 0 no data 0 0 0 no data
King-Henty Rivers 0 0 0 0 no data 0 0 0 no data
Kingston Coast 49 1 19 4 no data 110 3 0 no data
Mersey River 1,757 130 634 2,803 no data 258 4 0 no data
Pieman River 526 5 112 197 no data 2 0 0 no data
Piper-Ringarooma Rivers 4,028 8 495 1,135 no data 16 29 0 no data
Rubicon River 492 35 279 1,737 no data 90 3 0 no data
Sandy Cape Coast 431 15 45 134 no data 1 0 0 no data
Smithton-Burnie Coast 3,912 77 1,097 3,185 no data 11 4 0 no data
South-West Coast 107 12 76 4 no data 822 5 0 no data
Tamar River 5,302 1,492 1,665 3,739 no data 226 39 0 no data

Source: ABS AgStats 1997

What is the trend in area under irrigated production in Tasmania?

The change in area under irrigated production for the period 1982/83 to 1996/97 is shown in the following chart and table.

There are significant changes observed in the reported irrigated areas for cereals and pasture in both Western Australia and South Australia, and the Other Crop category in Queensland. These changes are likely to be the result of inconsistencies in data collection questionnaires in different years, or data errors.

Table: Change In Irrigated Area (1983/84 - 1996/97)
State / Territory 83/84 (ha) 86/87 (ha) 89/90 (ha) 90/91 (ha) 91/92 (ha) 92/93 (ha) 93/94 (ha) 96/97 (ha)
Tasmania 39,904 38,164 44,086 46,196 45,833 55,454 60,998 51,738
Pasture 18,505 16,766 21,588 22,429 20,243 31,372 32,969 24,785
Cereal 1,668 1,835 1,697 1,889 2,196 2,654 2,263 2,217
Other Crops 4,418 3,788 4,014 5,963 7,108 5,947 6,409 6,802
Vegetables 13,145 13,598 14,727 13,370 13,766 12,908 16,453 15,326
Sugar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 0
Fruit 2,166 2,176 2,062 2,544 2,519 2,572 2,903 2,419
Grapes no data no data no data 0 0 0 0 189
Cotton no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 0
Rice no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 0

ABS AgStats 97, 93 & 84 (concorded to 1996/97 SLA boundaries by BRS)

Area of main irrigated culture : State irrigated area, 8 years: 1983/84 - 1996/97

ABS AgStats 97, 93 & 84 (concorded to 1996/97 SLA boundaries by BRS)

% Area of Irrigated Crop Types in Tasmania : Total Irrigated Area 1996/97

Source: ABS AgStats 1997

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