7123.6.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Tasmania, 2003-04

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There were an estimated 3,866 farms in Tasmania at 30 June 2004. This follows the national trend of decreasing numbers as some farmers leave the industry.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), Tasmania, at 30 June


	Number

1997(b)	4,536
2001	4,286
2002	4,027
2003	3,969
2004	3,866

(a) Refers to farms with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
(b) At 31 March.

Source:Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

The Statistical Division which recorded the highest number of farms in Tasmania at 30 June 2004 was the Mersey-Lyell Statistical Division (1,452) which accounted for 38% of farms in the state.

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), at 30 June 2004


Statistical Division					Number

Greater Hobart					^ 230
Southern					763
Northern					1,422
Mersey-Lyell					1,452

Tasmania					3,866

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
(a) Refers to farms with an EVAO of $5,000 or more. Due to rounding, the sum of the component items does not add to the total.

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.

This section contains the following subsection :
Land use
Agricultural industry