Holdings of Various Sizes.—Land in Occupation and Cultivation thereon, with Averages and Percentages., TABLE X.—Showing the Number of Holdings of over One Acre in Extent in the Colony of Victoria, Classified according to Size, the Total and Average Area of each Class, and the Total and Average Extent Cultivated on each Class, together with the Proportion per Cent. of the Area embraced in each Class to the Total Area Occupied, and the Proportion per Cent. of the Extent Cultivated on each Class to the Total Extent Cultivated and the Total Area Occupied.
| Size of Holdings. |
Holdings. |
Land in Occupation. |
Land in Cultivation. |
| Number. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Number of Acres. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Number of Acres. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Percentage of Land in Occupation. |
| Total. |
Average of each Class. |
Total. |
Average of each Class. |
| 1 acre to 5 acres |
5,595 |
14.51 |
12,716 |
2.27 |
0.03 |
5,295 |
0.95 |
0.66 |
41.64 |
| 5 acres to 15 acres |
4,770 |
12.37 |
40,818 |
8.56 |
0.11 |
17,638 |
3.70 |
2.19 |
43.21 |
| 15 acres to 30 acres |
4,253 |
11.03 |
87,471 |
20.57 |
0.24 |
31,039 |
7.30 |
3.86 |
35.48 |
| 30 acres to 50 acres |
3,519 |
9.13 |
136,467 |
38.78 |
0.37 |
41,095 |
11.68 |
5.11 |
30.11 |
| 50 acres to 100 acres |
6,593 |
17.10 |
480,658 |
72.90 |
1.30 |
125,101 |
18.97 |
15.55 |
26.03 |
| 100 acres to 200 acres |
6,137 |
15.92 |
848,227 |
138.22 |
2.30 |
187,162 |
30.50 |
23.26 |
22.07 |
| 200 acres to 350 acres |
3,658 |
9.49 |
963,421 |
263.37 |
2.61 |
168,667 |
46.11 |
20.96 |
17.51 |
| 350 acres to 500 acres |
1,249 |
3.24 |
514,320 |
411.78 |
1.39 |
76,485 |
61.24 |
9.51 |
14.87 |
| 500 acres to 1000 acres |
1,325 |
3.43 |
886,067 |
668.73 |
2.40 |
88,911 |
67.10 |
11.05 |
10.03 |
| 1000 acres to 5000 acres |
702 |
1.82 |
1,329,565 |
1893.97 |
3.60 |
44,959 |
64.04 |
5.59 |
3.38 |
| 5000 acres to 10000 acres |
156 |
0.40 |
1,114,317 |
7143.06 |
3.02 |
3,562 |
22.83 |
0.44 |
0.32 |
| 10000 acres to 20000 acres |
198 |
0.51 |
2,912,860 |
14711.41 |
7.89 |
5,112 |
25.82 |
0.64 |
0.18 |
| 20000 acres to 50000 acres |
261 |
0.68 |
9,192,013 |
35218.44 |
24.89 |
7,127 |
27.31 |
0.89 |
0.08 |
| 50000 acres to 100000 acres |
91 |
0.24 |
7,115,034 |
78187.19 |
19.27 |
1,513 |
16.63 |
0.19 |
0.02 |
| 100000 acres and upwards |
51 |
0.13 |
11,294,160 |
221454.12 |
30.58 |
842 |
16.51 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
| Total |
38,558 |
100.00 |
36,928,114 |
957.73 |
100.00 |
804,508 |
20.86 |
100.00 |
2.18 |