SA4 Agriculture Water Use - Estimates 2016-2017

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This dataset presents final estimates of the final estimates for the water usage of agricultural businesses in Australia by Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) from the 2016-17 Rural Environment and Agricultural Commodities Survey (REACS). Categories included are statistics on water use, water sources, irrigation expenditure and irrigation methods. Data is aggregated to 2016 ASGS SA4 boundaries.

The REACS is conducted annually in the years between the five-yearly Agricultural Census. The scope of the 2016-17 REACS was all businesses undertaking agricultural activity recorded on the The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Business Register (ABSBR) above a minimum threshold applied to the estimated value of their agricultural operations. The scope for the 2016-17 REACS was all agricultural businesses with an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) of $40,000 or greater. This is a change from previous REACS collections, where a scope of EVAO of $5,000 or greater was used, and is a continuation of the scope used in the 2015-16 Agricultural Census. As a result of the change in scope, the estimates from the 2016-17 REACS will not be directly comparable to previous published REACS outputs. To address this, additional estimates have been produced from a number of rural environment and agricultural commodity collections from 2010-11 to 2014-15 using an EVAO of $40,000 or greater. The 2016-17 REACS final estimates are based on the achieved target response rate of 82.4% from a sample of 30,466 agricultural businesses selected.

The estimates in this dataset are based on information obtained from agricultural businesses that responded to the 2016-17 REACS. However, since not all of the businesses that were selected provided data, the estimates are subject to sampling variability; that is, they may differ from the figures that would have been produced if information had been collected from all businesses. Most published estimates have relative standard errors (RSEs) less than 10%. For some states and territories with limited production of certain commodities, RSEs are greater than 10%. Estimates with an RSE greater than 50% are considered too unreliable for general use and hence have been removed from the data.

This data is ABS data (catalogue number: 4618.0) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

For more information on the dataset please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Please note:

  • Estimates with an RSE value greater than 50% and are considered too unreliable for general use and have been removed from the data

  • Where data was not published or not applicable the records have been set to null

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Source https://adp.aurin.org.au/geoserver/wfs
Last Updated June 28, 2023, 06:00 (UTC)
Created June 28, 2023, 06:00 (UTC)
ADP ID datasource-AU_Govt_ABS-UoM_AURIN_DB_3:agri_water_use_estimates_sa4_2016_17
Access Level Open Access
Aggregation Level sa4_2016
Attribute List Area of holding - Total area (ha) (a), Cotton - Application rate (ML/ha), Cotton - Area watered (ha), Cotton - Total area (ha) (e), Cotton - Volume applied (ML), Fruit trees, nut trees, plantation or berry fruits - Application rate (ML/ha), Fruit trees, nut trees, plantation or berry fruits - Area watered (ha), Fruit trees, nut trees, plantation or berry fruits - Total area (ha), Fruit trees, nut trees, plantation or berry fruits - Volume applied (ML), Geometry, Grapevines - Application rate (ML/ha), Grapevines - Area watered (ha), Grapevines - Total area (ha), Grapevines - Volume applied (ML), Groundwater (e.g. bores, springs, wells) - Total volume used (ML), Irrigation expenditure - Annual irrigation water volumetric/usage charges - Total cost ($), Irrigation expenditure - Purchases of extra water on a permanent basis - Total cost ($), Irrigation expenditure - Purchases of extra water on a permanent basis - Total volume purchased (ML), Irrigation expenditure - Purchases of extra water on a temporary basis - Total cost ($), Irrigation expenditure - Purchases of extra water on a temporary basis - Total volume purchased (ML), Number of agricultural businesses (no.), Number of agricultural businesses irrigating (no.), Nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf - Application rate (ML/ha), Nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf - Area watered (ha), Nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf - Total area (ha), Nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf - Volume applied (ML), Other agricultural water use - Volume used (ML) (b), Other broadacre crops - Application rate (ML/ha), Other broadacre crops - Area watered (ha), Other broadacre crops - Total area (ha), Other broadacre crops - Volume applied (ML), Other cereals for grain or seed (e.g. wheat, oats, maize) - Application rate (ML/ha), Other cereals for grain or seed (e.g. wheat, oats, maize) - Area watered (ha), Other cereals for grain or seed (e.g. wheat, oats, maize) - Total area (ha), Other cereals for grain or seed (e.g. wheat, oats, maize) - Volume applied (ML), Other crops n.e.c. - Application rate (ML/ha), Other crops n.e.c. - Area watered (ha), Other crops n.e.c. - Volume applied (ML), Other sources of water (excluding rainfall) - Total volume used (ML), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops cut for hay - Application rate (ML/ha) (c), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops cut for hay - Area watered (ha) (c), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops cut for hay - Volume applied (ML) (c), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops cut for silage - Application rate (ML/ha) (d), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops cut for silage - Area watered (ha) (d), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops cut for silage - Volume applied (ML) (d), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops used for grazing or fed off - Application rate (ML/ha), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops used for grazing or fed off - Area watered (ha), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops used for grazing or fed off - Total area (ha), Pastures (including lucerne) and cereal crops used for grazing or fed off - Volume applied (ML), Pastures (including lucerne) cereal and other crops cut for hay - Total area (ha), Pastures (including lucerne) cereal and other crops cut for silage - Total area (ha), Recycled/re-used water from off-farm sources (e.g. re-use schemes, mines) - Total volume used (ML), Rice - Application rate (ML/ha), Rice - Area watered (ha), Rice - Total area (ha), Rice - Volume applied (ML), SA4 Code, SA4 Name, Sugar cane - Application rate (ML/ha), Sugar cane - Area watered (ha), Sugar cane - Total area (ha) (f), Sugar cane - Volume applied (ML), Total application rate (ML/ha), Total area watered (ha), Total volume applied (ML), Total volume applied/used (including other agricultural water) (ML), Total volume of water from all sources (ML), Town or reticulated mains supply - Total volume used (ML), Vegetables for human consumption - Application rate (ML/ha), Vegetables for human consumption - Area watered (ha), Vegetables for human consumption - Total area (ha), Vegetables for human consumption - Volume applied (ML), Water taken from irrigation channels or irrigation pipelines - Total volume used (ML), Water taken from on-farm dams or tanks - Total volume used (ML), Water taken from rivers, creeks, lakes, etc. - Total volume used (ML), Water taken from rivers, creeks, lakes, etc. - Where a volumetric/usage charge occurs - Total volume used (ML), Water taken from rivers, creeks, lakes, etc. - Where there is no volumetric/usage charge - Total volume used (ML)
Attribution Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Bureau of Statistics, (2018): SA4 Agriculture Water Use - Estimates 2016-2017; accessed from AURIN on [date of access].
Coordinate Ref. System EPSG:4283 (GDA_1994)
Copyright Notice © Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018
Geometry Field wkb_geometry
Key sa4_code16
Type dataset
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