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  • Australians eat about 320,000 tonnes or 17.8 kg per head of Australian grown lamb and mutton each year.
  • Australia produces 327,000 tonnes of mutton per year and Queensland produces 6 per cent (10,200 tonnes) of the total.

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At the turn of the new century (2000), there were estimated to be 120 million sheep in Australia. Due to the effects of ongoing drought and lower demand for wool due to the wool stockpile, this figure has gradually fallen to the point where there is currently an estimated 100 million sheep in Australia.

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Australia has in excess of 110 million sheep or roughly 10% of the world sheep population.

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There are approximately six sheep per person in the nation of Australia. The population of sheep equals about 120 million head.

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The Australian national sheep flock is 72.74 million head, which are grazed on 30,836 properties. Australia is known for its lamb.

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159,784,328.5

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4 to 5 million

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