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PRODUCTION OF WOOL AND LAMBING, Tasmania(a)
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| Production of wool
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| Number of sheep and lambs shorn | Average yield per sheep and lamb
shorn (including crutchings) | Production of wool (including dead
wool and wool on skins)(b) | | Ewes mated | Lambs marked |
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Year | kg | ’000 kg | ’000 | | ’000 | ’000 |
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1860 | n.a. | n.a. | 2,058 | | n.a. | n.a. |
1870 | n.a. | n.a. | 1,881 | | n.a. | n.a. |
1880 | n.a. | n.a. | 4,094 | | n.a. | n.a. |
1890 | n.a. | n.a. | 4,075 | | n.a. | n.a. |
1900 | n.a. | n.a. | 3,064 | | n.a. | n.a. |
1910 | n.a. | n.a. | 6,050 | | n.a. | n.a. |
1920-21 | 1,551 | 2.94 | 5,218 | | 416 | 299 |
1930-31 | 1,961 | 3.11 | 6,713 | | 695 | 547 |
1940-41 | 2,517 | 2.78 | 7,746 | | 988 | 764 |
1950-51 | 2,245 | 2.99 | 7,824 | | 774 | 637 |
1951-52 | 2,379 | 3.42 | 9,305 | | 839 | 726 |
1952-53 | 2,502 | 3.19 | 8,984 | | 894 | 768 |
1953-54 | 2,553 | 3.16 | 9,124 | | 916 | 788 |
1954-55 | 2,715 | 3.53 | 10,794 | | 968 | 884 |
1955-56 | 2,733 | 3.45 | 10,624 | | 979 | 877 |
1956-57 | 3,082 | 3.78 | 13,009 | | 1,150 | 1,056 |
1957-58 | 3,388 | 3.50 | 13,234 | | 1,266 | 1,199 |
1958-59 | 3,673 | 3.57 | 14,803 | | 1,381 | 1,269 |
1959-60 | 3,834 | 3.44 | 15,241 | | 1,461 | 1,354 |
1960-61 | 3,678 | 3.44 | 14,456 | | 1,378 | 1,267 |
1961-62 | 3,830 | 3.56 | 15,635 | | 1,440 | 1,368 |
1962-63 | 3,783 | 3.64 | 15,677 | | 1,419 | 1,310 |
1963-64 | 3,868 | 3.47 | 15,425 | | 1,458 | 1,353 |
1964-65 | 3,978 | 4.06 | 17,994 | | 1,478 | 1,374 |
1965-66 | 4,318 | 3.88 | 18,986 | | 1,651 | 1,594 |
1966-67 | 4,517 | 3.88 | 19,574 | | 1,688 | 1,574 |
1967-68 | 4,572 | 3.34 | 17,376 | | 1,779 | 1,522 |
1968-69 | 4,632 | 4.09 | 21,299 | | 1,736 | 1,561 |
1969-70 | 4,792 | 4.05 | 21,861 | | 1,831 | 1,715 |
1970-71 | 4,806 | 3.99 | 21,671 | | 1,889 | 1,705 |
1971-72 | 4,607 | 4.03 | 21,063 | | 1,805 | 1,617 |
1972-73 | 4,251 | 3.76 | 18,154 | | 1,604 | 1,369 |
1973-74 | 4,101 | 3.90 | 17,549 | | 1,535 | 1,361 |
1974-75 | 4,153 | 4.12 | 18,888 | | 1,644 | 1,466 |
1975-76 | 4,352 | 4.13 | 19,951 | | 1,677 | 1,515 |
1976-77 | 4,229 | 3.82 | 18,109 | | 1,640 | 1,378 |
1977-78 | 4,242 | 4.00 | 18,294 | | 1,672 | 1,529 |
1978-79 | 4,319 | 4.04 | 19,079 | | 1,712 | 1,582 |
1979-80 | 4,550 | 4.00 | 20,003 | | 1,861 | 1,706 |
1980-81 | 4,627 | 3.91 | 20,049 | | 1,892 | 1,674 |
1981-82 | 4,841 | 3.69 | 21,783 | | 2,010 | 1,843 |
1982-83 | 4,901 | 3.65 | 21,680 | | 2,035 | 1,853 |
1983-84 | 4,845 | 3.74 | 21,887 | | 2,014 | 1,794 |
1984-85 | 5,000 | 3.74 | 21,935 | | 2,100 | 1,908 |
1985-86 | 5,270 | 3.88 | 24,994 | | r 2,127 | r 1,960 |
1986-87(c) | 5,234 | 3.91 | 26,341 | | r 2,016 | r 1,849 |
1987-88 | 5,260 | 3.67 | 23,519 | | r 1,982 | r 1,709 |
1988-89 | 5,139 | 3.65 | 22,315 | | r 1,871 | r 1,569 |
1989-90 | 5,540 | 3.86 | 27,065 | | r 2,016 | r 1,826 |
1990-91 | 5,401 | 3.78 | r 23,727 | | r 1,882 | r 1,601 |
1991-92 | 4,695 | 3.74 | r 19,932 | | r 1,660 | 1,240 |
1992-93 | 4,511 | 3.90 | r 19,267 | | 1,634 | 1,362 |
1993-94 | 4,534 | 3.88 | r 20,747 | | 1,636 | 1,402 |
1994-95 | n.a. | n.a. | r 19,839 | | 1,535 | 1,234 |
1995-96 | n.a. | n.a. | r 17,734 | | 1,463 | 1,258 |
1996-97 | 3,812 | 4.38 | r 20,626 | | 1,481 | 1,316 |
1997-98 | 4,039 | 3.98 | r 19,205 | | 1,557 | 1,305 |
1998-99 | 3,821 | 3.85 | r 18,213 | | 1,469 | 1,251 |
1999-2000 | 3,662 | 4.21 | r 19,595 | | 1,404 | 1,298 |
n.a. not available |
r figures or series revised since previous issue |
(a) Up to 1925-26, numbers recorded were at varying dates in the years shown; from 1926 to 1940 at 31 December; from 1941-42 at 31 March; from 1999-2000 onwards at 30 June. |
(b) Wool data are based on information from Brokers and Dealers. |
(c) The scope of the census for 1986-87 differs from previous years. |
Excel version of this table.
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