There were an estimated 14,824 farms recorded in South Australia at 30 June 2002.

Grain growing was the most common farming activity with an estimated 4,120 farms mainly engaged in this activity.

Grape growing was the next most common activity with an estimated 2,448 farms mainly engaged in this activity.

Industry	Number
Grain growing	4,120
Grape growing	2,448
Grain-sheep/grain-beef cattle farming	1,915
Beef cattle farming	1,234
Sheep-beef cattle farming	795
All other industries	4,311
Total all industries	14,824