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1359.5 - StatSearch: A Reference Guide to Western Australian Statistics, 1998  
Latest ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/06/1998   
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Contents >> Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry >> Agricultural Commodity Census/Survey
      NAME OF COLLECTION
      Agricultural Commodity Census/Survey
      Description
      Information is collected on the agricultural activity of businesses with an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) above a specified level ($5,000 since 1993/94 Census). Data are available for all ASGC regions, by industry, by EVAO, type of commodity and specified size ranges (e.g. herd sizes).
      Data detail
      Major commodity categories are:
    • area of holding
    • pastures
    • broadacre cropping
    • vegetables
    • fruit
    • vineyards
    • artificial fertilisers and soil conditioners used
    • irrigation
    • livestock
      Additional information can be obtained on certain commodities which are listed below:
    • apples and pears
    • beekeeping
    • cotton
    • hops and tobacco
    • nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf
    • potatoes
    • vineyards
      Geographic coverage
      State, SD, SSD, SLA, LGA
      Frequency
      Annual
      Historical data
      A census of agriculture has been conducted every year from 1840.
      As from 1997/98, the census will be conducted every five years with a survey conducted in the intervening years.
      Products and services available
      - Publications
      Agriculture, Australia (7113.0)
      Principal Agricultural Commodities, Australia (7111.0)
      Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia (7503.0)
      AgStats on Floppy Disk (7117.0)
      AgStats on CD-ROM (7115.0)
      Agriculture, Western Australia (7113.5)
      - Other
      The ABS can make available certain data which are not contained in publications. A wide variety of unpublished agricultural data are available. Examples include:
    • all commodities data by individual shire
    • a mapping service using the ABS Geocode program which allows you to specify your area of interest, independent of shire boundaries
    • size tables showing area of holdings by area of wheat
      Information can be transferred to various spreadsheet packages such as Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel. For more information, please contact our Information Services team.

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