New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2010-11 - LIC

(table 3.3 continued)
Region District Total herds Number of
owneroperators
Number of
sharemilkers
Total cows Total
effective
hectares
Average
herd size
Average
effective
hectares
Average
cows per
hectare
Nelson/Marlborough Marlborough 60 49 11 17,831 6,641 297 111 2.68
Kaikoura 27 17 10 10,316 3,766 382 139 2.74
Tasman / Nelson City 154 132 22 56,632 22,075 368 143 2.57
West Coast Buller 130 103 27 48,727 22,003 375 169 2.21
Grey 86 58 28 39,977 17,588 465 205 2.27
Westland 156 121 35 56,515 27,315 362 175 2.07
North Canterbury Hurunui 65 49 16 55,774 18,674 858 287 2.99
Waimakariri 90 64 26 48,880 14,796 543 164 3.30
Christchurch City 9 4 5 5,769 1,670 641 186 3.45
Banks Peninsula 9 6 3 2,279 888 253 99 2.57
Selwyn 195 140 55 138,359 42,718 710 219 3.24
Ashburton 308 202 106 260,801 75,671 847 246 3.45
South Canterbury Timaru 132 88 44 93,489 28,733 708 218 3.25
MacKenzie 15 11 4 12,002 4,345 800 290 2.76
Waimate 99 64 35 78,756 24,101 796 243 3.27
Otago Waitaki 121 59 62 81,492 25,749 673 213 3.16
Dunedin City 65 32 33 23,786 9,257 366 142 2.57
Clutha 183 98 85 98,543 36,790 538 201 2.68
Central Otago 12 7 5 9,037 3,209 753 267 2.82
Southland Gore 145 86 59 78,588 29,840 542 206 2.63
Invercargill 63 45 18 35,376 12,760 562 203 2.77
Southland 664 412 252 370,112 141,898 557 214 2.61
South Island 2,788 1,847 941 1,623,041 570,487 582 205 2.85
New Zealand 11,735 7,677 4,058 4,528,736 1,638,706 386 140 2.76
Note: Districts with fewer than four herds have been added to a neighbouring district to preserve anonymity
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