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In 1999-2000 there were 146,371 establishments undertaking agricultural activity with an estimated value of agricultural operations 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 16.11 provides information on the numbers and types of establishments undertaking agricultural activity at 30 June 2000.

16.11 ESTABLISHMENTS UNDERTAKING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY - At 30 June 2000
		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
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	43,063	36,988	30,367	15,712	13,653	4,324	361	93	144,560
Other industries		591	316	331	193	265	106	6	3	1,811
Total		43,654	37,304	30,698	15,905	13,917	4,430	367	96	146,371
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia, 1999-2000 (7121.0).