Agriculture - Statistics - Northern (SD) (QLD)
Northern (SD) (QLD)
Introduction
Northern Statistical Division has a diverse economic base. The climate is tropical and mountains crowd the coastal plain into narrow strips in many places.
Ingham, in the north of the Division, is a major sugar producing area. It is the site of the largest sugar mill in the southern hemisphere, the Victoria mill, and the oldest mill in the country, the Macknade mill. Lucinda, a port town 24 km from Ingham, has a 6 km jetty used for shipping the sugar.
Townsville is the State's third largest city and the port for the Mount Isa and Cloncurry mines, beef and wool from the western plains, and sugar and timber from the coastal area. It is the commercial, administrative and manufacturing centre of North Queensland. It is also becoming a major tourist destination, with a large hotel-casino and marina complex, the Great Barrier Reef Wonderland, the Town Common Reserve and Magnetic Island.
Ayr, on the Burdekin delta, has the first canefields in Australia to be irrigated. Rice is also grown. Home Hill is the sister town to Ayr and the cane fields are planted right up to the houses. There is also a rice refinery.
Charters Towers, 135 km inland from Townsville, is a former gold town. Between 1872 and 1916 the area produced ore worth $50 million. Cattle, citrus and grapes are the main industries in the region.
Collinsville, in the south of the Division, is a coalmining town on the western slopes of the Clarke Range with opencut and underground mines. The surrounding area is cattle country. Gemstone fossicking can turn up amethyst, agate and common opal. Mt Coolon has oil shale deposits.
Bowen, in the south-east corner of the Division, is the largest producer of tomatoes on the eastern seaboard.
The figures reported here are a subset of the Agricultural Census data from 1982/1983 to 1996/1997 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS, AgStats). The data has been analysed by the Bureau of Rural Sciences using a consistent geographic base. Further information about the data is available from the Australian Spatial Data Directory
The figures and text are reproduced with permission of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, © Commonwealth of Australia, 2000.
Statistics
Area of region (ha): 10,075,066.49
Area
Agroforestry
- Area of Seedlings Sown (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 7.6 )
- Area of Seed Sown (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 10 )
Berry Fruit
- Area of Strawberries bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.1 )
- Kilograms of Strawberries produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 200 )
Cattle and Calves
- Number of Milk Cows (in Milk and Dry) at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 359 )
- Number of Meat Cattle at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 793,813 )
Cereals excluding Rice
- Area of Wheat produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 247 )
- Tonnes of Wheat produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 254 )
- Area of Grain Sorghum produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 746 )
- Tonnes of Grain Sorghum produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 641 )
- Area of Maize produced for grain (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 211 )
- Tonnes of Maize produced for grain (Value in 1996/1997 = 211 )
- Area of Cereal crops cut for hay (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 75 )
- Tonnes of Cereal crops cut for hay (Value in 1996/1997 = 350 )
Citrus
- Number of Orange Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,139 )
- Number of Orange Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,529 )
- Kilograms of Oranges produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 92,746 )
- Number of Lemon and Lime Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 874 )
- Number of Lemons and Limes Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 684 )
- Kilograms of Lemons and Limes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 21,279 )
- Number of Mandarin Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,126 )
- Number of Mandarin Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 5,560 )
- Kilograms of Mandarins produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 88,605 )
Cotton
- Area of Cotton - Irrigated (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 108 )
- Kilograms of Cotton - Irrigated - produced for seed (Value in 1996/1997 = 443,520 )
Grapes
- Area of Grapes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 51 )
- Tonnes of Grapes - total produced (fresh weight) (Value in 1996/1997 = 92 )
Legumes
- Area of Peanuts (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 186 )
- Kilograms of Peanuts produced (in shell) (Value in 1996/1997 = 627,575 )
Nuts
- Number of Macadamia Trees 6 years and under (Value in 1996/1997 = 7 )
- Number of Macadamia Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 2 )
- Kilograms of Macadamia produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 2.0 )
Oilseeds
Other Livestock
- Number of Deer (Value in 1996/1997 = 108 )
- Number of Horses Stud (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,683 )
- Number of Livestock not elsewhere considered (short form) (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,241 )
Other Non-Cereal Crops
- Area of Cultivated Turf (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 37 )
- Area of Cut Flowers (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 2.4 )
Other Vegetables
- Area of Beetroot (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 40 )
- Tonnes of Beetroot produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 104 )
- Area of Broccoli (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 5.0 )
- Kilograms of Broccoli produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 11,500 )
- Area of Cabbages (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.3 )
- Tonnes of Cabbages produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 10 )
- Area of Capsicum Chillies and Peppers (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 588 )
- Kilograms of Capsicum Chillies and Peppers produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 13,663,317 )
- Area of Cucumbers (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 152 )
- Kilograms of Cucumbers produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 2,313,240 )
- Area of Lettuce (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 6.3 )
- Tonnes of Lettuce produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 47 )
- Area of Marrows and Squashes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 45 )
- Kilograms of Marrows and Squashes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 166,595 )
- Area of Zucchini (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 99 )
- Kilograms of Zucchini produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 794,012 )
- Area of Rock Melons (including Cantaloupe) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 664 )
- Tonnes of Rock Melons (including Cantaloupe) produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 18,314 )
- Area of Water Melons (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 470 )
- Tonnes of Water Melons produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 13,061 )
- Area of Melons (not elsewhere classified) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 77 )
- Tonnes of Melons (not elsewhere classified) produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 596 )
- Area of Mushrooms (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 3.3 )
- Kilograms of Mushrooms produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 229,200 )
- Area of Spring Onions (including Shallots) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 5.0 )
- Kilograms of Spring Onions (including Shallots) produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 133,300 )
- Area of White and Brown Onions (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1.0 )
- Tonnes of White and Brown Onions produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 20 )
- Area of Parsley (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 0.4 )
- Kilograms of Parsley produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 7,349 )
- Area of Snow Peas (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 12 )
- Area of Pumpkins, Triambles, Trombones etc. (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 561 )
- Tonnes of Pumpkins, Triambles, Trombones etc. produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 8,554 )
- Area of Sweet Corn (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 640 )
- Tonnes of Sweet Corn produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 6,239 )
- Area of Sweet Potatoes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 12 )
- Tonnes of Sweet Potatoes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 349 )
- Area of Other Vegetables (not elsewhere classified) (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 107 )
Pastures
- Area of Lucerne (pure), year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 363 )
- Area of Pasture Legumes (excluding Lucerne), year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,100 )
- Area of Sown Grasses, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 47,146 )
- Area of Native or Naturalised Pasture, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,100,081 )
- Area of Mixed Perennial Grasses and Legumes, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 11,945 )
- Area of Mixed Annual Grasses and Legumes, year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 11,383 )
- Area of Sown Pasture (excluding Pure Lucerne) , year ending 31 March (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,171,970 )
- Area of Pastures (excluding Lucerne) cut for hay (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,380 )
- Tonnes of Pasture (excluding Lucerne) cut for hay (Value in 1996/1997 = 5,351 )
Pigs
Plantation Fruit
- Area of Bananas not yet bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 26 )
- Area of Bananas bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 50 )
- Tonnes of Bananas produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,934 )
- Area of Pawpaws / Papaya not yet bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1.0 )
- Area of Pawpaws / Papaya bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 1.8 )
- Kilograms of Pawpaws / Papaya produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 18,281 )
- Area of Pineapples not yet bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 52 )
- Area of Pineapples bearing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 98 )
- Tonnes of Pineapples produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 3,528 )
Potatoes
- Area of Potatoes (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 376 )
- Tonnes of Potatoes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 12,224 )
Poultry
- Number of Meat Chickens grown on own account at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 50 )
- Eggs (dozens) produced for human consumption (Value in 1996/1997 = 594,138 )
Sales of Livestock
- Number of Sales of Sheep (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,582 )
- Number of Sales of Cattle and Calves (except Bulls sold for breeding) (Value in 1996/1997 = 149,564 )
- Number of Sales of Pigs (Value in 1996/1997 = 8,787 )
- Number of Sales of Other Livestock not elsewhere considered (short form) (Value in 1996/1997 = 117 )
Sheep and Lambs
- Number of Breeding Ewes 1 year and over at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 88 )
- Number of Lambs and Hoggets under 1 year at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 30 )
- Number of Sheep and Lambs at 31 March (Value in 1996/1997 = 6,163 )
- Number of All Other Sheep (excluding Breeding Ewes) (Value in 1996/1997 = 6,045 )
Stone Fruit
- Number of Avocado Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 344 )
- Number of Avocado Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 1,036 )
- Kilograms of Avocados produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 18,923 )
- Number of Mango Trees under 6 years (Value in 1996/1997 = 124,821 )
- Number of Mango Trees 6 years and over (Value in 1996/1997 = 222,326 )
- Kilograms of Mangoes produced (Value in 1996/1997 = 13,528,948 )
Sugar Cane
- Area of Sugar Cane Cut for Crushing (ha) (Value in 1996/1997 = 107,552 )
- Tonnes of Sugar Cane Cut for Crushing (Value in 1996/1997 = 11,490,434 )
Further information
Please Note: Not all the selected data items are available for every year or for every statistical region.
The figures reported here are a subset of the Agricultural Census data from 1982/1983 to 1996/1997 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS, AgStats). The data have been analysed by Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia to report them using a consistent geographic base. Further information about the data is available through the Australian Spatial Data Directory.
The subset includes 436 data items for plant production and 40 data items for livestock which were commonly available in the AgStats database over the 15 year period and each year for respondents having an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) above the cut-off of $22,500.
The data have been concorded by bringing data collected using different geographies to a consistent geographic base, being Version 2.6 Statistical Local Area (SLA) boundaries (ABS, 1996) and using the non-agricultural lands mask from the National Land and Water Resources Audit's National Landuse Map (1996/1997).
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