Irrigation - Northern Territory
Northern Territory
What type and area of culture is supported by irrigation in Northern Territory?
The predominant types of irrigated production in the Northern Territory by area are fruit (55%), vegetables (12%), pasture (8%), rice and cereals (7% each), grapevines (6%) and other crops (5%).
| AWRC Basin | Pasture (ha) | Cereal (ha) | Other Crops (ha) | Vegetables (ha) | Sugar (ha) | Fruit (ha) | Grapes (ha) | Cotton (ha) | Rice (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 175 | 140 | 262 | 1,146 | 118 | 113 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| Adelaide River | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | no data | 219 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Barkly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 9 | 0 | no data |
| Bathurst and Melville Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Blyth River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Buckingham River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | no data | 1 | 12 | 0 | no data |
| Calvert River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Daly River | 40 | 32 | 13 | 159 | no data | 206 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| East Alligator River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Finke River (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no data | 1 | 4 | 0 | no data |
| Finniss River | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11 | no data | 425 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Fitzmaurice River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 11 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Georgina River (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | no data | 1 | 6 | 0 | no data |
| Goomadeer River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Goyder River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Hay River (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Keep River (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Koolatong River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Limmen Bight River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Liverpool River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Mackay (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | no data | 3 | 48 | 0 | no data |
| Mary River (WA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | no data | 6 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| McArthur River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Moyle River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 14 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Nicholson River (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Ord River (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Robinson River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Roper River | 85 | 90 | 27 | 61 | no data | 199 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Rosie River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Settlement Creek (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| South Alligator River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Todd River | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | no data | 20 | 3 | 0 | no data |
| Towns River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Victoria River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Walker River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Warburton (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Wildman River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | no data |
| Wiso | 19 | 20 | 6 | 18 | no data | 44 | 38 | 0 | no data |
Source: ABS AgStats 1997
What is the trend in area under irrigated production in Northern Territory?
The change in area under irrigated production for the period 1982/83 to 1996/97 is shown in the following chart and table.
There are significant changes observed in the reported irrigated areas for cereals and pasture in both Western Australia and South Australia, and the Other Crop category in Queensland. These changes are likely to be the result of inconsistencies in data collection questionnaires in different years, or data errors.
| State / Territory | 83/84 (ha) | 86/87 (ha) | 89/90 (ha) | 90/91 (ha) | 91/92 (ha) | 92/93 (ha) | 93/94 (ha) | 96/97 (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 492 | 1,611 | 738 | 1,652 | 1,465 | 3,252 | 3,293 | 1,953 |
| Pasture | 271 | 698 | 44 | 135 | 169 | 1,236 | 1,323 | 1,953 |
| Cereal | 0 | 64 | 31 | 321 | 296 | 613 | 556 | 140 |
| Other Crops | 19 | 110 | 427 | 14 | 97 | 113 | 78 | 112 |
| Vegetables | 126 | 288 | 149 | 419 | 224 | 219 | 182 | 262 |
| Sugar | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | 0 |
| Fruit | 76 | 451 | 88 | 762 | 679 | 1,071 | 1,153 | 1,146 |
| Grapes | no data | no data | no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| Cotton | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | 0 |
| Rice | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | 150 |
ABS AgStats 97, 93 & 84 (concorded to 1996/97 SLA boundaries by BRS)
ABS AgStats 97, 93 & 84 (concorded to 1996/97 SLA boundaries by BRS)
Source: ABS AgStats 1997
Further information
- ABS Website
- Agriculture, Australia ABS publication
- ABARE Website
- BRS Website
- ANCID Website
- National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
- Australian Water Resources Assessment 2000
- Australian Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000
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