Southern irrigators - SA $200,000 $100,000 891ha 94ha 44% 16% 21% 15% 3% 61 – – $299,999 $199,999 irrigator, upgraded on-farm $300,000 $300,000 1349ha 21% 26% 36% 15% 2% 515 – – infrastructure since 2008 $399,999 $399,999 SRWUIP on-farm infrastructure $400,000 $400,000 1325ha 14% 27% 44% 12% 2% 90 – – recipients $499,999 $499,999 Irrigators living in off-farm SRWUIP region $200,000 $200,000 1441ha 29% 23% 31% 14% 3% 778 – – $299,999 $299,999 Basin irrigators who sold water $400,000 $400,000 1172ha 306ha 16% 15% 48% 18% 3% 73 – – entitlements to government since 2008 $499,999 $499,999 Irrigation district - Goulburn Murray $300,000 $200,000 382ha 198ha 16% 36% 41% 6% 0% 190 – – $399,999 $299,999 Irrigation district - Lower Murray/Western $100,000 1854ha 16ha 74% 22% 0% 0% 4% 27 – Murray $199,999 Irrigation district - Murray Irrigation Ltd $400,000 $400,000 1449ha 800ha 4% 9% 47% 38% 2% 47 – – $499,999 $499,999 Irrigation district - Murrumbidgee Irrigation $200,000 $100,000 622ha 101ha 35% 23% 25% 18% 0% 40 – – Area $299,999 $199,999 1Irrigators were asked to select which range their GVAP fell into. The range reported is that into which the 'average' fell. 2Three outliers were removed from the analysis of farm area, for two reasons: to preserve confidentiality, and to remove some data that could not be verified as being entered in hectares rather than acres.
Southern irrigators - SA $200,000 – $299,999 $100,000 – $199,999 891ha 94ha 44% 16% 21% 15% 3% 61 irrigator, upgraded on-farm infrastructure since 2008 $300,000 – $399,999 $300,000 – $399,999 1349ha 21% 26% 36% 15% 2% 515 SRWUIP on-farm infrastructure recipients $400,000 – $499,999 $400,000 – $499,999 1325ha 14% 27% 44% 12% 2% 90 Irrigators living in off-farm SRWUIP region $200,000 – $299,999 $200,000 – $299,999 1441ha 29% 23% 31% 14% 3% 778 Basin irrigators who sold water entitlements to government since 2008 $400,000 – $499,999 $400,000 – $499,999 1172ha 306ha 16% 15% 48% 18% 3% 73 Irrigation district - Goulburn Murray $300,000 – $399,999 $200,000 – $299,999 382ha 198ha 16% 36% 41% 6% 0% 190 Irrigation district - Lower Murray/Western Murray $100,000 – $199,999 1854ha 16ha 74% 22% 0% 0% 4% 27 Irrigation district - Murray Irrigation Ltd $400,000 – $499,999 $400,000 – $499,999 1449ha 800ha 4% 9% 47% 38% 2% 47 Irrigation district - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area $200,000 – $299,999 $100,000 – $199,999 622ha 101ha 35% 23% 25% 18% 0% 40 1Irrigators were asked to select which range their GVAP fell into. The range reported is that into which the 'average' fell. 2Three outliers were removed from the analysis of farm area, for two reasons: to preserve confidentiality, and to remove some data that could not be verified as being entered in hectares rather than acres.
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