Australia's first sub-state area Carbon Model & insight from the Ag Census

In October's Strategic Insights, we focus on the latest addition to the platform: DataAU’s Carbon Model, as well as insights from our team on the most recent Agricultural Census.

Thursday, 13 October 2022

DataAU provides hundreds of data topics and a range of unique tools to highlight strategic and comparative insights for every region across Australia. Built on three decades of economic, finance, research, and visualisation expertise supported by AEC Group, we are Australia’s fastest growing data visualisation platform, backed by expert data management, analysis, and interpretation. The comprehensive platform includes hundreds of economic and demographic data topics which are deciphered to develop exclusive indicators, economic modelling tools and graphically designed reports that effectively communicate relevant information and unique insight.

FEATURE SPOTLIGHT:

Australia’s first Carbon Model by sub-state area

In an Australian first, DataAU’s Carbon Model has been developed in conjunction with the expert team at AEC Group. The Carbon Model has been designed to inform users of their region’s road map to net zero, using detailed national Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories by sub-state area – the first of its kind to achieve this in Australia. The team have worked tirelessly to create a Carbon Model that provides practical insight for local government areas, by breaking down national and state based GHG emissions inventories across each of the contributing carbon categories. This model calculates historic emissions for the past ten years, using this information to indicate possible future emissions scenarios.

We’re proud to announce that our Carbon Model is free to all current DataAU subscribers. New users are eligible for a free two-week trial, so start your journey today at: dataau.com.au/register

The second release of the 2021 Census has begun

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this 2021 Census second release commenced today, Wednesday 12 October, including updates on data topics such as employment and location-based variables that have been uncovered by the 2021 Census. Supported by AEC Group, the DataAU team are working hard to ensure these updates will be available on DataAU in the coming weeks. You will find all the latest detailed updates from the 2021 Census in an exclusive tab, when searching through Data Insights.

Data & Insights from the Agricultural Census

The Agricultural Census was undertaken in 2021 to inform decisions supporting agriculture and local communities through the collection of data about agricultural production, land, and water use. The Agricultural Census is a critical set of data used to measure the performance of the Ag sector in Australia and in understanding the current state of the agricultural industry and the regions of production. Statistics from the Agricultural Census help paint a clearer picture on the role of agriculture and its contribution to life in Australia, by providing farmers and other key stakeholders with a detailed set of information about the economically significant activities occurring in regional Australia. This information can then be used to inform decisions supporting agriculture and local communities.

Insight: Growth in Agricultural Value

The total value of Australian agricultural production in 2020-21 was $70.9 billion, almost 1.3 times the value in 2015-16. Total production within the livestock industry contributed 43.6% to total national agricultural value in 2020-21, up from 40.4% in 2015-16.

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ABS (2022). Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia, 2020-21. Cat no. 7503.0. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

For further insights into the growing value of Agriculture, search ‘Ag Census’ within the data insights tab on DataAU.

Insight: Wheat and Sugar Cane Dominate National Crop Production

Australia produced over 51 million tonnes of cereal crops in 2020-21, including 31.9 million tonnes of wheat. There were also 6.9 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables produced nationally in 2020-21, with 68.3% of this production occurring in east-coast states. The top 5 producing crops in 2020-21 are highlighted below:

graph2.png References: ABS (2022). Agricultural Commodities, Australia, 2020-21. Cat no. 7121.0. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.

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