Size of operations according to total area (Ha)	Type of sheep	Operations/Heads	Total
All operations	Total sheep	Operations	122,196
All operations	Total sheep	Number of heads	20,989,148
All operations	Ewes	Operations	118,877
All operations	Ewes	Number of heads	17,384,282
All operations	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	43,654
All operations	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	1,863,162
All operations	Other sheep	Operations	76,340
All operations	Other sheep	Number of heads	1,741,704
Operations without lands	Total sheep	Operations	9,106
Operations without lands	Total sheep	Number of heads	2,514,731
Operations without lands	Ewes	Operations	8,811
Operations without lands	Ewes	Number of heads	2,055,275
Operations without lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	4,936
Operations without lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	240,204
Operations without lands	Other sheep	Operations	7,201
Operations without lands	Other sheep	Number of heads	219,252
Operations with lands	Total sheep	Operations	113,090
Operations with lands	Total sheep	Number of heads	18,474,417
Operations with lands	Ewes	Operations	110,066
Operations with lands	Ewes	Number of heads	15,329,007
Operations with lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	38,718
Operations with lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	1,622,958
Operations with lands	Other sheep	Operations	69,139
Operations with lands	Other sheep	Number of heads	1,522,452
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Total sheep	Operations	1,776
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Total sheep	Number of heads	174,038
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Ewes	Operations	1,691
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Ewes	Number of heads	139,529
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	398
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	15,229
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Other sheep	Operations	714
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Other sheep	Number of heads	19,280
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Total sheep	Operations	5,398
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Total sheep	Number of heads	267,645
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Ewes	Operations	5,151
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Ewes	Number of heads	217,363
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	851
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	21,950
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Other sheep	Operations	1,817
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Other sheep	Number of heads	28,332
>=0.5 to < 1	Total sheep	Operations	7,993
>=0.5 to < 1	Total sheep	Number of heads	305,770
>=0.5 to < 1	Ewes	Operations	7,655
>=0.5 to < 1	Ewes	Number of heads	233,437
>=0.5 to < 1	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,302
>=0.5 to < 1	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	23,268
>=0.5 to < 1	Other sheep	Operations	2,916
>=0.5 to < 1	Other sheep	Number of heads	49,065
>=1 to < 2	Total sheep	Operations	11,834
>=1 to < 2	Total sheep	Number of heads	524,763
>=1 to < 2	Ewes	Operations	11,350
>=1 to < 2	Ewes	Number of heads	421,428
>=1 to < 2	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	2,348
>=1 to < 2	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	45,474
>=1 to < 2	Other sheep	Operations	5,122
>=1 to < 2	Other sheep	Number of heads	57,861
>=2 to < 3	Total sheep	Operations	7,904
>=2 to < 3	Total sheep	Number of heads	424,315
>=2 to < 3	Ewes	Operations	7,659
>=2 to < 3	Ewes	Number of heads	346,147
>=2 to < 3	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,771
>=2 to < 3	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	38,414
>=2 to < 3	Other sheep	Operations	3,990
>=2 to < 3	Other sheep	Number of heads	39,754
>=3 to < 4	Total sheep	Operations	6,030
>=3 to < 4	Total sheep	Number of heads	350,459
>=3 to < 4	Ewes	Operations	5,822
>=3 to < 4	Ewes	Number of heads	283,728
>=3 to < 4	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,426
>=3 to < 4	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	29,836
>=3 to < 4	Other sheep	Operations	3,250
>=3 to < 4	Other sheep	Number of heads	36,895
>=4 to < 5	Total sheep	Operations	4,759
>=4 to < 5	Total sheep	Number of heads	314,164
>=4 to < 5	Ewes	Operations	4,592
>=4 to < 5	Ewes	Number of heads	258,959
>=4 to < 5	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,185
>=4 to < 5	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	25,308
>=4 to < 5	Other sheep	Operations	2,731
>=4 to < 5	Other sheep	Number of heads	29,897
>=5 to < 10	Total sheep	Operations	15,596
>=5 to < 10	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,277,552
>=5 to < 10	Ewes	Operations	15,187
>=5 to < 10	Ewes	Number of heads	1,066,929
>=5 to < 10	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	4,538
>=5 to < 10	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	115,548
>=5 to < 10	Other sheep	Operations	9,535
>=5 to < 10	Other sheep	Number of heads	95,075
>=10 to < 20	Total sheep	Operations	15,151
>=10 to < 20	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,788,440
>=10 to < 20	Ewes	Operations	14,795
>=10 to < 20	Ewes	Number of heads	1,489,998
>=10 to < 20	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	5,362
>=10 to < 20	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	162,662
>=10 to < 20	Other sheep	Operations	9,924
>=10 to < 20	Other sheep	Number of heads	135,780
>=20 to < 30	Total sheep	Operations	7,423
>=20 to < 30	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,272,371
>=20 to < 30	Ewes	Operations	7,277
>=20 to < 30	Ewes	Number of heads	1,043,296
>=20 to < 30	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	3,151
>=20 to < 30	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	117,325
>=20 to < 30	Other sheep	Operations	5,262
>=20 to < 30	Other sheep	Number of heads	111,750
>=30 to < 50	Total sheep	Operations	7,508
>=30 to < 50	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,690,070
>=30 to < 50	Ewes	Operations	7,395
>=30 to < 50	Ewes	Number of heads	1,410,310
>=30 to < 50	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	3,761
>=30 to < 50	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	155,080
>=30 to < 50	Other sheep	Operations	5,818
>=30 to < 50	Other sheep	Number of heads	124,680
>=50 to < 70	Total sheep	Operations	4,242
>=50 to < 70	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,222,052
>=50 to < 70	Ewes	Operations	4,183
>=50 to < 70	Ewes	Number of heads	1,010,224
>=50 to < 70	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	2,381
>=50 to < 70	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	112,308
>=50 to < 70	Other sheep	Operations	3,427
>=50 to < 70	Other sheep	Number of heads	99,520
>=70 to < 100	Total sheep	Operations	4,163
>=70 to < 100	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,263,986
>=70 to < 100	Ewes	Operations	4,122
>=70 to < 100	Ewes	Number of heads	1,059,752
>=70 to < 100	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	2,341
>=70 to < 100	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	112,068
>=70 to < 100	Other sheep	Operations	3,432
>=70 to < 100	Other sheep	Number of heads	92,166
>=100 to < 150	Total sheep	Operations	3,901
>=100 to < 150	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,394,952
>=100 to < 150	Ewes	Operations	3,859
>=100 to < 150	Ewes	Number of heads	1,170,762
>=100 to < 150	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	2,268
>=100 to < 150	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	119,107
>=100 to < 150	Other sheep	Operations	3,278
>=100 to < 150	Other sheep	Number of heads	105,083
>=150 to < 200	Total sheep	Operations	2,225
>=150 to < 200	Total sheep	Number of heads	923,386
>=150 to < 200	Ewes	Operations	2,200
>=150 to < 200	Ewes	Number of heads	776,858
>=150 to < 200	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,275
>=150 to < 200	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	74,879
>=150 to < 200	Other sheep	Operations	1,875
>=150 to < 200	Other sheep	Number of heads	71,649
>=200 to < 300	Total sheep	Operations	2,418
>=200 to < 300	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,182,013
>=200 to < 300	Ewes	Operations	2,404
>=200 to < 300	Ewes	Number of heads	997,900
>=200 to < 300	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,420
>=200 to < 300	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	99,321
>=200 to < 300	Other sheep	Operations	2,018
>=200 to < 300	Other sheep	Number of heads	84,792
>=300 to < 500	Total sheep	Operations	2,185
>=300 to < 500	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,368,650
>=300 to < 500	Ewes	Operations	2,168
>=300 to < 500	Ewes	Number of heads	1,143,803
>=300 to < 500	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,319
>=300 to < 500	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	115,090
>=300 to < 500	Other sheep	Operations	1,855
>=300 to < 500	Other sheep	Number of heads	109,757
>=500 to < 1000	Total sheep	Operations	1,749
>=500 to < 1000	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,478,883
>=500 to < 1000	Ewes	Operations	1,731
>=500 to < 1000	Ewes	Number of heads	1,237,122
>=500 to < 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	1,065
>=500 to < 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	127,082
>=500 to < 1000	Other sheep	Operations	1,455
>=500 to < 1000	Other sheep	Number of heads	114,679
>= 1000	Total sheep	Operations	835
>= 1000	Total sheep	Number of heads	1,250,908
>= 1000	Ewes	Operations	825
>= 1000	Ewes	Number of heads	1,021,462
>= 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	556
>= 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	113,009
>= 1000	Other sheep	Operations	720
>= 1000	Other sheep	Number of heads	116,437