Size of operations according to total area (Ha)	Type of sheep	Operations/Heads	Total
All operations	Total sheep	Operations	11,903
All operations	Total sheep	Number of heads	3,558,406
All operations	Ewes	Operations	11,671
All operations	Ewes	Number of heads	3,009,512
All operations	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	5,252
All operations	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	286,601
All operations	Other sheep	Operations	9,867
All operations	Other sheep	Number of heads	262,293
Operations without lands	Total sheep	Operations	1,049
Operations without lands	Total sheep	Number of heads	205,508
Operations without lands	Ewes	Operations	1,021
Operations without lands	Ewes	Number of heads	174,860
Operations without lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	465
Operations without lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	16,786
Operations without lands	Other sheep	Operations	848
Operations without lands	Other sheep	Number of heads	13,862
Operations with lands	Total sheep	Operations	10,854
Operations with lands	Total sheep	Number of heads	3,352,898
Operations with lands	Ewes	Operations	10,650
Operations with lands	Ewes	Number of heads	2,834,652
Operations with lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	4,787
Operations with lands	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	269,815
Operations with lands	Other sheep	Operations	9,019
Operations with lands	Other sheep	Number of heads	248,431
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Total sheep	Operations	48
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Total sheep	Number of heads	4,993
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Ewes	Operations	45
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Ewes	Number of heads	4,151
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	15
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	584
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Other sheep	Operations	38
>=0.1 to < 0.2	Other sheep	Number of heads	258
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Total sheep	Operations	128
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Total sheep	Number of heads	13,058
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Ewes	Operations	120
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Ewes	Number of heads	11,505
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	40
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	810
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Other sheep	Operations	89
>=0.2 to < 0.5	Other sheep	Number of heads	743
>=0.5 to < 1	Total sheep	Operations	273
>=0.5 to < 1	Total sheep	Number of heads	17,130
>=0.5 to < 1	Ewes	Operations	260
>=0.5 to < 1	Ewes	Number of heads	14,408
>=0.5 to < 1	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	83
>=0.5 to < 1	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	1,320
>=0.5 to < 1	Other sheep	Operations	198
>=0.5 to < 1	Other sheep	Number of heads	1,402
>=1 to < 2	Total sheep	Operations	625
>=1 to < 2	Total sheep	Number of heads	44,637
>=1 to < 2	Ewes	Operations	610
>=1 to < 2	Ewes	Number of heads	37,252
>=1 to < 2	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	183
>=1 to < 2	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	3,456
>=1 to < 2	Other sheep	Operations	482
>=1 to < 2	Other sheep	Number of heads	3,929
>=2 to < 3	Total sheep	Operations	502
>=2 to < 3	Total sheep	Number of heads	31,220
>=2 to < 3	Ewes	Operations	482
>=2 to < 3	Ewes	Number of heads	27,257
>=2 to < 3	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	142
>=2 to < 3	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	2,103
>=2 to < 3	Other sheep	Operations	374
>=2 to < 3	Other sheep	Number of heads	1,860
>=3 to < 4	Total sheep	Operations	430
>=3 to < 4	Total sheep	Number of heads	29,090
>=3 to < 4	Ewes	Operations	419
>=3 to < 4	Ewes	Number of heads	25,373
>=3 to < 4	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	121
>=3 to < 4	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	2,184
>=3 to < 4	Other sheep	Operations	322
>=3 to < 4	Other sheep	Number of heads	1,533
>=4 to < 5	Total sheep	Operations	371
>=4 to < 5	Total sheep	Number of heads	24,099
>=4 to < 5	Ewes	Operations	359
>=4 to < 5	Ewes	Number of heads	20,985
>=4 to < 5	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	104
>=4 to < 5	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	1,810
>=4 to < 5	Other sheep	Operations	285
>=4 to < 5	Other sheep	Number of heads	1,304
>=5 to < 10	Total sheep	Operations	1,283
>=5 to < 10	Total sheep	Number of heads	118,575
>=5 to < 10	Ewes	Operations	1,240
>=5 to < 10	Ewes	Number of heads	101,274
>=5 to < 10	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	463
>=5 to < 10	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	9,768
>=5 to < 10	Other sheep	Operations	1,055
>=5 to < 10	Other sheep	Number of heads	7,533
>=10 to < 20	Total sheep	Operations	1,318
>=10 to < 20	Total sheep	Number of heads	183,591
>=10 to < 20	Ewes	Operations	1,297
>=10 to < 20	Ewes	Number of heads	160,260
>=10 to < 20	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	505
>=10 to < 20	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	13,262
>=10 to < 20	Other sheep	Operations	1,086
>=10 to < 20	Other sheep	Number of heads	10,069
>=20 to < 30	Total sheep	Operations	798
>=20 to < 30	Total sheep	Number of heads	130,633
>=20 to < 30	Ewes	Operations	784
>=20 to < 30	Ewes	Number of heads	113,651
>=20 to < 30	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	371
>=20 to < 30	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	10,156
>=20 to < 30	Other sheep	Operations	671
>=20 to < 30	Other sheep	Number of heads	6,826
>=30 to < 50	Total sheep	Operations	842
>=30 to < 50	Total sheep	Number of heads	167,936
>=30 to < 50	Ewes	Operations	832
>=30 to < 50	Ewes	Number of heads	147,620
>=30 to < 50	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	376
>=30 to < 50	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	11,656
>=30 to < 50	Other sheep	Operations	702
>=30 to < 50	Other sheep	Number of heads	8,660
>=50 to < 70	Total sheep	Operations	581
>=50 to < 70	Total sheep	Number of heads	147,686
>=50 to < 70	Ewes	Operations	576
>=50 to < 70	Ewes	Number of heads	125,304
>=50 to < 70	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	287
>=50 to < 70	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	11,003
>=50 to < 70	Other sheep	Operations	501
>=50 to < 70	Other sheep	Number of heads	11,379
>=70 to < 100	Total sheep	Operations	588
>=70 to < 100	Total sheep	Number of heads	164,826
>=70 to < 100	Ewes	Operations	584
>=70 to < 100	Ewes	Number of heads	142,991
>=70 to < 100	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	299
>=70 to < 100	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	12,979
>=70 to < 100	Other sheep	Operations	525
>=70 to < 100	Other sheep	Number of heads	8,856
>=100 to < 150	Total sheep	Operations	621
>=100 to < 150	Total sheep	Number of heads	222,120
>=100 to < 150	Ewes	Operations	615
>=100 to < 150	Ewes	Number of heads	191,767
>=100 to < 150	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	306
>=100 to < 150	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	15,411
>=100 to < 150	Other sheep	Operations	536
>=100 to < 150	Other sheep	Number of heads	14,942
>=150 to < 200	Total sheep	Operations	411
>=150 to < 200	Total sheep	Number of heads	172,628
>=150 to < 200	Ewes	Operations	407
>=150 to < 200	Ewes	Number of heads	149,116
>=150 to < 200	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	213
>=150 to < 200	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	12,039
>=150 to < 200	Other sheep	Operations	364
>=150 to < 200	Other sheep	Number of heads	11,473
>=200 to < 300	Total sheep	Operations	535
>=200 to < 300	Total sheep	Number of heads	302,696
>=200 to < 300	Ewes	Operations	533
>=200 to < 300	Ewes	Number of heads	256,412
>=200 to < 300	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	332
>=200 to < 300	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	23,969
>=200 to < 300	Other sheep	Operations	473
>=200 to < 300	Other sheep	Number of heads	22,315
>=300 to < 500	Total sheep	Operations	669
>=300 to < 500	Total sheep	Number of heads	498,723
>=300 to < 500	Ewes	Operations	664
>=300 to < 500	Ewes	Number of heads	422,404
>=300 to < 500	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	408
>=300 to < 500	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	39,742
>=300 to < 500	Other sheep	Operations	587
>=300 to < 500	Other sheep	Number of heads	36,577
>=500 to < 1000	Total sheep	Operations	586
>=500 to < 1000	Total sheep	Number of heads	601,225
>=500 to < 1000	Ewes	Operations	579
>=500 to < 1000	Ewes	Number of heads	496,442
>=500 to < 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	365
>=500 to < 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	53,847
>=500 to < 1000	Other sheep	Operations	504
>=500 to < 1000	Other sheep	Number of heads	50,936
>= 1000	Total sheep	Operations	245
>= 1000	Total sheep	Number of heads	478,032
>= 1000	Ewes	Operations	244
>= 1000	Ewes	Number of heads	386,480
>= 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Operations	174
>= 1000	Replacement ewe lambs	Number of heads	43,716
>= 1000	Other sheep	Operations	227
>= 1000	Other sheep	Number of heads	47,836