How do people use the land in Australia?

Most land in Australia is used for agriculture or for grazing sheep and cattle. Land use in Austalia can be broken down into the following approximate divisions:

62%: Agricultural land and livestock grazing.

16%: Minimal use, meaning reserved, vacant or crown land

13% native title and protected areas, including indigenous uses

6.5%: nature conservation

2%: Forestry

0.5%: built environment, including both urban and periurban areas and open-cut mines.