Who owns Australia’s biggest farms 2022: 180 stations and their owners

With some of Australia’s biggest properties changing hands we list 180 of the nation’s largest – and reveal who owns them.

The hunt for hectares within the Australian farming sector is well and truly on, thanks to a well documented combination of strong commodity prices, good seasonal conditions across the continent and low interest rates.

But just who owns some of our biggest and most iconic properties? And where exactly do they come from? The answer is interesting, yet possibly unsurprising, with a mixture of domestic family and offshore corporate interests investing in producing high-quality protein to feed a hungry world.

The Williams family, of Williams Cattle Company in South Australia, have the title of owning Australia’s biggest farming aggregation — the 2.37 million-hectare Anna Creek and The Peake Stations, covering an area bigger than Slovenia.

Crown Point Pastoral Company — a partnership between the Oldfield and Costello families, now Australia’s biggest landholders — own the second-biggest property, the 1.65 million-hectare Clifton Hills Station in South Australia. Also forming part of its 7.2 million-hectare empire — covering an area bigger than Ireland — are Innamincka Station at Leigh Creek in South Australia (1.36 million hectares), the 1.1 million-hectare Macumba Station near Oodnadatta and the 1.09 million hectare Andado Station near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

Other major landholders with huge pastoral interests include the North Australian Pastoral Company, Jumbuck Pastoral Company and one of Australia’s oldest companies, the ASX-listed Australian Agricultural Company.

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST FARMS AND THEIR OWNERS

1. ANNA CREEK STATION AND THE PEAKE, COOBER PEDY SA — 2,367,700 HECTARES
Williams Cattle Company

2. CLIFTON HILLS, SA — 1,650,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

3. ALEXANDRIA STATION, CAMOOWEAL NT — 1,641,416 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Company

4. LAKE NASH STATION, BARKLY TABLELAND NT — 1,600,000 HECTARES
Hughes Pastoral

5. DAVENPORT DOWNS, WINTON QLD — 1,510,000 HECTARES
Paraway Pastoral/Macquarie Ag

6. INNAMINCKA STATION, LEIGH CREEK SA — 1,355,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

7. HOME VALLEY, WA — 1,316,400 HECTARES
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

8. MARION DOWNS STATION, BOULIA QLD — 1,287,000 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Company

9. WAVE HILL STATION, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 1,250,000 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral Company and three co-investors including AFL boss Gill McLachlan

10. BRUNETTE DOWNS STATION, TENNANT CREEK NT — 1,221,200 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Company

AACo’s flagship Brunette Downs Station.

11. DE GREY STATION, PORT HEDLAND WA — 1,214,100 HECTARES
Bettini Bros

12. QUINYAMBIE STATION, BROKEN HILL NSW — 1,206,500 HECTARES
Mutooroo Pastoral Company

13. NARWIETOOMA AGGREGATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT – 565,800 HECTARES
Hewitt Cattle Australia/PSP Investments

14. MACUMBA STATION, OODNADATTA SA — 1,100,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

15. ANDADO STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 1,085,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

16. NEWCASTLE WATERS STATION, NEWCASTLE WATERS NT — 1,033,101 HECTARES
Consolidated Pastoral Company

17. HEADINGLY STATION, MT ISA QLD — 1,003,200 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Company

18. TANBAR STATION, WINDORAH QLD — 1,021,904 HECTARES
Paraway Pastoral/Macquarie Ag

19. RAWLINNA STATION, RAWLINNA WA — 1,011,714 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

20. MT FREELING STATION, LYNDHURST SA — 1,002,000 HECTARES

21. COMMONWEALTH HILL, COOBER PEDY SA — 1,000,000 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

22. WALHALLOW/CRESSWELL DOWNS, TENNANT CREEK NT. 999,700 HECTARES
Brett Blundy Retail Capital

23. BARKLY DOWNS, CAMOOWEAL QLD — 942.500 HECTARES
Australian Country Choice

24. ANTHONY LAGOON/EVA DOWNS, TENNANT CREEK NT — 934,900 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Company

25. STRATHMORE, CROYDON QLD. 931,000 HECTARES
Scott Harris

26. DURHAM DOWNS STATION, EROMANGA QLD — 891,000 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

27. ADRIA DOWNS, BIRDSVILLE QLD — 870,000 HECTARES
Brook Proprietors

28. AVON AND AUSTRAL DOWNS, CAMOOWEAL QLD — 863,100 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Company

29. NOCKATUNGA STATION, THARGOMINDAH QLD — 852,000 HECTARES
Cleveland Agriculture

30. YOUGAWALLA, KIMBERLEY WA — 843,800 HECTARES
Hui Wing Mau — China

31. FLORA VALLEY, KIMBERLEY WA — 824,400 HECTARES
Heytesbury Cattle Company

32. RUBY PLAINS AND STURT CREEK STATIONS, HALLS CREEK WA — 796,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

33. CORDILLO DOWNS, BIRDSVILLE QLD — 780,000 HECTARES
Brook Pastoral Company

34. DUNBAR STATION, MARAMIE QLD — 777,000 HECTARES
McDonald Holdings

35. NARYILCO STATION, TIBOOBURRA QLD — 751,000 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

36. MOUNT DOREEN STATION, PAPUNYA NT — 733,700 HECTARES
Passchendaele Cattle Company

37. NAPPA MERRIE STATION, THARGOMINDAH QLD — 720,000 HECTARES
Morella Agriculture

38. TODMORDEN STATION, OODNADATTA SA — 716,860 HECTARES
Todmorden Cattle Company

39. MADURA PLAINS, NULLARBOR PLAIN WA — 708,200 HECTARES
CC Cooper and Co

40. BEETALOO STATION AND OT DOWNS, ELLIOT NT — 707,800 HECTARES
Brett Blundy Retail Capital

41. WOLLOGORANG/WENTWORTH, GULF OF CARPENTARIA QLD — 705,198 HECTARES
McMillan Pastoral Company

Wollogorang and Wentworth cattle stations are owned by McMillan Pastoral Company.

42. HAMILTON STATION, COOBER PEDY SA — 701,000 HECTARES
Williams Cattle Company

43. KEEROONGOOLOO AND YEPPERA, COOPER CREEK QLD — 700,000 HECTARES
Hughes Pastoral

44. MITTIEBAH STATION, CAMOOWEAL NT — 695,500 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Co

45. GLENORMISTON STATION, BOULIA QLD — 692,000 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Co

46. MANNERS CREEK STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 687,900 HECTARES
Gibson Grazing

47. ROCKLANDS, CAMOOWEAL QLD – 677,964 HECTARES
Paraway Pastoral / Macquarie Ag

48. BIRRINDUDU STATION, KATHERINE NT — 673,000 HECTARES
Heytesbury Cattle Company

49. BALLADONIA AGGREGATION, NORSEMAN WA — 671,277 HECTARES
Murchison River Pastoral Company

50. LIMBUNYA AND MARYFIELD STATIONS, KATHERINE NT — 670,000 HECTARES
North Star Pastoral

51. PANDIE PANDIE, BIRDSVILLE TRACK SA — 662,500 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

52. DURRIE STATION, BIRDSVILLE QLD — 660,000 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

53. TIEYON STATION, KULGERA SA — 652,730 HECTARES
Paul and Jo Smith

54. BALFOUR DOWNS, ROY HILL WA — 639,500 HECTARES
TBG Agri Holdings

55. COORABULKA STATION, BOULIA QLD — 637,000 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Co

56. MORNEY PLAINS STATION, WINDORAH QLD — 623,000 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

57. DOONGAN/THEDA STATIONS, KIMBERLEY WA — 610,000 HECTARES
Dunkeld Pastoral Company

58. FROME DOWNS, YUNTA SA. 607,899 HECTARES
Brinkworth family

59. WROTHAM PARK STATION, CAIRNS QLD — 596,880 HECTARES
Consolidated Pastoral Company

60. HELEN SPRINGS STATION, TENNANT CREEK NT — 570,000 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart on her Helen Springs cattle station

61. NILPANNA STATION, COOBER PEDY SA — 565,800 HECTARES
Williams Cattle Company

62. MULKA STATION, MARREE SA — 560,000 HECTARES
Gary Overton

63. TANUMBIRINI STATION, NT — 559,370 HECTARES
Rallen Australia – Langenhoven family

64. GLENGYLE STATION, BIRDSVILLE QLD — 550,000 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

65. INVERWAY AND RIVEREN STATION, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 550,000 HECTARES
Hancock Prospecting/Gina Rinehart

66. NAPPERBY STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 550,000 HECTARES
Tim and Emily Edmunds

67. CLUNY STATION, BEDOURIE QLD — 546,000 HECTARES
Arrabury Pastoral Company

68. KILLARNEY STATION, KATHERINE NT — 541,400 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

69. MULGATHING, COOBER PEDY — 530,700 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

70. HENBURY STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 527,300 HECTARES
Henbury Unit Trust

71. MT WILLOUGHBY STATION, COOBER PEDY SA — 507,500 HECTARES
Tjirilya Aboriginal Corporation (managed by the Lennon family)

72. WILGENA, TARCOOLA SA — 507,300 HECTARES
AJ & PA McBride Pty Ltd

73. MEDA STATION, DERBY WA — 505,857 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

74. BILLA KALINA, WOOMERA SA — 500,000 HECTARES
Greenfield family

75. CANOBIE STATION, CLONCURRY QLD — 492,100 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Co

76. MT BARRY STATION, COOBER PEDY SA — 492,000 HECTARES
Williams Cattle Company

77. NANUTARRA/UAROO, ONSLOW WA — 490,000 HECTARES
Minderoo Group/Twiggy Forrest

78. SOUTH GALWAY STATION, WINDORAH QLD — 487,600 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Co

79. MONTEJINNI STATION, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 485,623 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Co

80. ABINGDON DOWNS, GEORGETOWN QLD — 484,000 HECTARES
Gunn Agri Partners

81. CALVERT HILLS, BORROLOOLA NT — 481,000 HECTARES
McMillan Pastoral Company

82. CARLTON HILL STATION, KUNUNURRA WA — 475,745 HECTARES
Shanghai Zhongfu — China

The famous Carlton Hill Station on the lower Ord River near Kununurra.

83. MOUNT MARGARET AND BERELLEM, EROMANGA QLD — 470,504 HECTARES
Usher Pastoral Company

84. IDRACOWRA STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 462,800 HECTARES
Angus and Kimberley McKay

85. BRUNCHILLY STATION, TENNANT CREEK NT — 457,200 HECTARES
S Kidman and Co

86. BENMARA STATION, ELLIOT NT — 450,000 HECTARES
Cleveland Agriculture

87. MURRUNJI STATION, KATHERINE NT – 447,500 HECTARES
Bunderra Cattle Company

88. DUNGOWAN STATION, KATHERINE NT — 445,400 HECTARES
Consolidated Pastoral Company

89. MIRANDA DOWNS STATION, QLD – 438,000 HECTARES
Hughes Pastoral Company

90. ROXBOROUGH DOWNS AND MUDGEREBAR STATION, BOULIA QLD – 423,494 HECTARES
McMillan Pastoral Company

91. ARRABURY STATION, BETOOTA QLD. 418,000 HECTARES
Arrabury Pastoral Company

92. CURTIN SPRINGS STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 416,400 HECTARES
Severin family

93. AUVERGNE STATION, KATHERINE NT — 414,200 HECTARES
Clean Agriculture and International Tourism — Vietnam

94. MOBELLA, COOBER PEDY SA — 413,200 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

95. AILERON, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 408,000 HECTARES
Caason Group

96. ESMERALDA STATION, RICHMOND QLD — 406,000 HECTARES
Gunn Agri Partners

97. DRYSDALE RIVER STATION, KUNUNURRA WA — 404,686 HECTARES
Sunlight Holdings

98. BANJAWARN STATION, LAVERTON WA — 404,000 HECTARES

99. MOOLA BULLA, KIMBERLEYS WA — 402,000 HECTARES
Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings — China

100. ALROY DOWNS STATION, TENNANT CREEK NT. 400,000 HECTARES
Sterling Buntine/Baldy Bay

101. FOSSIL DOWNS STATION, FITZROY CROSSING WA — 400,000 HECTARES
Hancock Prospecting/Gina Rinehart

102. NAPIER DOWNS STATION, DERBY WA — 400,000 HECTARES
Kerry Stokes

103. TIPPERARY GROUP, NT — 386,001 HECTARES
Dunkeld Pastoral Company

Dunkeld Pastoral Company boss Allan Myers QC.

104. MULGA DOWNS STATION, PILBARA WA — 384,451 HECTARES
Hancock Prospecting/Gina Rinehart

105. SUPLEJACK STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 381,700 HECTARES
Savage family

106. NORTH WELL, KINGOONYA SA — 381,400 HECTARES
AJ & PA McBride

107. OLD MT BUNDEY, DARWIN NT — 380,000 HECTARES
Tony and Julie Harrower

108. MANBULLOO STATION, KATHERINE NT — 379,130 HECTARES
Buratovich family — Argentina

109. LAMBINA STATION, MARLA SA — 378,100 HECTARES
AW & K Fennell

110. KALALA STATION, DALY WATERS NT — 376,000 HECTARES
Rallen Australia – Langenhoven family

111. MONKIRA STATION, WINDORAH QLD — 373,000 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Co

112. WINTINNA, COOBER PEDY SA — 372,500 HECTARES
J & F Fennell

113. GOGO STATION, FITZROY CROSSING WA — 370,000 HECTARES
Cleveland Agriculture

114. MOUNT LYNDHURST STATION, LEIGH CREEK SA — 348,900 HECTARES
Peter Litchfield and family

115. MUNGABROOM STATION, ELLIOT NT — 346,900 HECTARES
Brett Blundy Retail Capital

116. ARCOONA STATION, WOOMERA SA — 343,000 HECTARES
Handbury Group

117. MILLUNGERA STATION, JULIA CREEK QLD — 342,000 HECTARES
Australian Country Choice/Acton Land and Cattle

118. WELBOURN HILL, MARLA SA — 338,700 HECTARES
Sampson family

119. MT LEONARD STATION, BETOOTA QLD — 337,000 HECTARES
Arrabury Pastoral Company

120. MULYUNGARIE STATION, COCKBURN SA — 336,600 HECTARES
Mutooroo Pastoral Company

121. KIANA STATION, LARRIMAH NT – 331,800 HECTARES
Darcy family

122. AMBALINDUM, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 331,000 HECTARES
Hewitt Cattle/PSP Investments

123. MARYVALE STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 324,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

124. AMUNGEE AMUNGEE, ELLIOT NT — 316,900 HECTARES
Brett Blundy Retail Capital

125. BULGUNNIA, COOBER PEDY SA — 309,600 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

126. MILLY MILLY STATION, MURCHISON WA — 308,641 HECTARES
Milly Milly Pastoral

127. MT SKINNER STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 303,605 HECTARES
McCormack family

128. DELAMERE STATION, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 300,300 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Co

129. MAGOWRA STATION, NORMANTON QLD — 294,000 HECTARES
Western Grazing Company

130. LEGUNE STATION, KUNUNURRA NT — 285,270 HECTARES
AAM Investment Group

131. VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 282,400 HECTARES
Heytesbury Cattle Company

Cattle being mustered on Victoria River Downs in the Northern Territory.

132. CAMFIELD STATION, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 279,000 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Co

133. ROEBUCK PLAINS STATION, BROOME WA — 276,000 HECTARES
Indigenous Land Corporation

134. ARCKARINGA STATION, COOBER PEDY SA — 275,000 HECTARES
Williams Cattle Company

135. BULKA, KIMBERLEY WA — 273,163 HECTARES
Hui Wing Mau — China

136. MINILYA STATION, CORAL BAY WA — 273,000 HECTARES
Minderoo Group/Twiggy Forrest

137. PINE HILL STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 270,000 HECTARES
Greg Vickers

138. GREGORY DOWNS STATION, MT ISA QLD — 266,425 HECTARES
Paraway Pastoral/Macquarie Ag

139. EPENARRA STATION, BARKLY TABLELANDS NT — 265,600 HECTARES
Bass Cattle Company

140. LIVERINGA STATION, LOOMA WA — 265,000 HECTARES
Hancock Prospecting/Gina Rinehart

141. OBAN STATION, MT ISA QLD — 261,000 HECTARES
Western Grazing Company

142. MT AMHURST STATION, FITZROY CROSSING WA — 260,000 HECTARES
Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings — China

143. BROADMERE, BORROLOOLA NT — 259,000 HECTARES
Peter Sherwin

144. WERTALOONA STATION, BLINMAN SA — 257,000 HECTARES

145. BLINA STATION, FITZROY CROSSING WA — 254,648 HECTARES
Jumbuck Pastoral

146. WONDOOLA STATION, NORMANTON QLD — 252,500 HECTARES
Australian Agricultural Co

147. MUTTOOROO STATION, VIA BROKEN HILL SA — 250,300 HECTARES
Mutooroo Pastoral Company

148. TOLARNO STATION, MENINDEE NSW — 250,000 HECTARES
Robert McBride

Robert McBride on the banks of the Darling River at Tolarno Station south of Menindee.

149. EILDON PARK, WINTON QLD — 249,800 HECTARES
Chris Skelton

150. MT SANFORD NT — 249,700 HECTARES
Heytesbury Cattle Company

151. ISIS DOWNS STATION, ISISFORD QLD — 246,057 HECTARES
Consolidated Pastoral Company

152. NEWRY STATION, NT — 246,700 HECTARES
Clean Agriculture and International Tourism — Vietnam

153. UCHARONIDGE STATION, TENNANT CREEK NT — 245,550 HECTARES
Cleveland Agriculture

154. MINDEROO STATION, ONSLOW WA — 240,000 HECTARES
Minderoo Group/Twiggy Forrest

155. BABBILOORA STATION, AUGATHELLA QLD — 237,325 HECTARES
Australian Country Choice

156. EVELYN DOWNS, COOBER PEDY SA — 234,500 HECTARES
Caroline Thomas & John Knight

157. MAY DOWNS, MT ISA QLD — 234,000 HECTARES
Lord Cattle

158. NARCISSUS, BOULIA QLD – 232,000 HECTARES
Todd McCormack

159. YAMBAH STATION, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 231,000 HECTARES
Gorey family

160. KIRKIMBIE STATION, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 230,400 HECTARES
Consolidated Pastoral Company

161. BRICK HOUSE STATION, CARNARVON WA — 225,000 HECTARES
Minderoo Group/Twiggy Forrest

162. MT SARAH STATION, COOBER PEDY SA — 224,800 HECTARES
Williams Cattle Company

163. YUDNAPINNA, PORT AUGUSTA SA – 224,000 HECTARES
AJ & PA McBride

164. JUBILEE DOWNS, FITZROY CROSSING – 221,408 HECTARES
Minderoo Group/Twiggy Forrest

165. NARNDEE STATION, PAYNES FIND WA — 223,101 HECTARES
Robert and Julie Broadhurst

166. BOOLBIE AND ARCHERVALE, WINTON QLD — 219,676 HECTARES
Grummitt and Reddan families

167. CLARAVILLE STATION, CROYDON QLD – 217,000 HECTARES
Curr family

168. MARGARET RIVER, KIMBERLEY WA — 214,483 HECTARES
Hui Wing Mau — China

169. CLONAGH STATION, CLONCURRY QLD — 214,270 HECTARES
Paraway Pastoral/Macquarie Ag

170. ARMRAYNALD STATION, BURKETOWN QLD — 214,090 HECTARES
Paraway Pastoral/Macquarie Ag

171. COOLULLAH STATION, CLONCURRY QLD — 214,000 HECTARES
North Australian Pastoral Co

172. BELLEVUE AGGREGATION, CHILLAGOE QLD – 211,664 HECTARES
American interests

173. CROWN POINT STATION, SA — 209,000 HECTARES
Crown Point Pastoral Company

174. MCDONALD DOWNS NT — 207,000 HECTARES
Scott Cattle Company

175. BEEFWOOD PARK STATION, FITZROY CROSSING WA — 206,000 HECTARES
Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings — China

176. MOOLOOLOO, VICTORIA RIVER NT — 203,600 HECTARES
Heytesbury Cattle Company

177. NERRIMA STATION, LOOMA WA — 203,142 HECTARES
Emanuel family, Western Australia

178. NUMERY, ALICE SPRINGS NT — 202,200 HECTARES
Hewitt Cattle/PSP Investments

179. AMBURLA STATION, ALICE SPRINGS — 202,000 HECTARES
Amburla Nominees

180. MT ELIZABETH STATION, FITZROY CROSSING WA — 200,000 HECTARES
Shanghai Zenith — China

181. BALADJIE AGGREGATION, BODALLIN WA — 200,000 HECTARES
Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company

182. PARDOO STATION, PORT HEDLAND WA — 200,000 HECTARES
Pardoo Beef Corporation — Singapore

183. VERMELHA STATION NT — 200,000 HECTARES
An Vien Pastoral Holding and Ag — Vietnam

Originally published as Who owns Australia’s biggest farms 2022: 180 stations and their owners