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Number of properties<br />
5.8 Wine grape property numbers <strong>and</strong> size 1997 to 2014<br />
Figure 26 provides an estimate of the number of wine grape growers <strong>and</strong> their average property<br />
size. Property size is the total hectares of grapevines, including table <strong>and</strong> dried grape plantings.<br />
Figure 26: Change in property numbers <strong>and</strong> size of wine grape properties from 1997 to 2014<br />
1,600<br />
1,400<br />
1997 2003 2006 2009 2014<br />
1,200<br />
100 to 500 ha<br />
429 443<br />
50 to 100 ha<br />
1,000<br />
394<br />
20 to 50 ha<br />
800<br />
245<br />
10 to 20 ha<br />
600 453 442<br />
401<br />
5 to 10 ha<br />
400<br />
295 154<br />
1 to 5 ha<br />
200 342 354<br />
172<br />
313 234<br />
141<br />
0<br />
Property size<br />
% of 2014 Change<br />
1997 2003 2006 2009 2014<br />
(grape area)<br />
total 1997-2014<br />
1 to 5 ha 342 354 313 234 141 21% -201<br />
5 to 10 ha 453 442 401 295 172 26% -281<br />
10 to 20 ha 429 443 394 245 154 23% -275<br />
20 to 40 ha 147 182 156 133 110 16% -37<br />
40 to 100 ha 34 53 56 50 55 8% +21<br />
100 to 500 ha 9 34 37 34 28 4% +19<br />
> 500 ha 1 5 6 7 1% +7<br />
Total properties 1,414 1,509 1,362 997 667 100% -747<br />
Average size (ha) 13.2 17.7 20.8 25.2 32.9<br />
> 500 ha<br />
In 2014, there were 667 wine grape properties with a total of 21,915 hectares of grapevines. 31%<br />
(205) of the 667 wine grape properties also produced table <strong>and</strong>/or dried grapes. Production<br />
across the 21,915 hectares of grapevines comprised 1,560 hectares dried, 1,605 hectares fresh<br />
table grapes <strong>and</strong> 18,750 hectares wine grapes.<br />
30% of wine grape properties are over 20 ha <strong>and</strong> grow 82% of the grape plantings (Figure 27).<br />
Figure 27: Wine grape properties in 2014<br />
Property 2014 % of total 2014 % of total<br />
size(grape area) Properties properties Hectares hectares<br />
1 to 5 ha 141 21% 445 2%<br />
5 to 10 ha 172 26% 1,225 6%<br />
10 to 20 ha 154 23% 2,185 10%<br />
20 to 40 ha 110 17% 3,425 16%<br />
40 to 100 ha 55 8% 3,705 17%<br />
100 to 500 ha 28 4% 5,960 27%<br />
> 500 ha 7 1% 4,970 23%<br />
2014 total 667 100% 21,915 100%<br />
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