Australian Farm Cash Income Averages by Statistical Division

Farm family Cash Income data provides three-year average annual cash income for broadacre and dairy farms from 1996-1997 to 1998-1999. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences collected the data via annual farm surveys and farm accounts. It is reported at the Statistical Division level for Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in farm profitability by comparing Cash_inc values across different Sd name regions.
• Assess data reliability for economic modeling by incorporating the RSE (relative standard error) column into analyses.
• Correlate farm income with agricultural land use by joining Cash_inc data with the Ag_land_ha (hectares) attribute.
• Identify metropolitan or non-reporting areas for data cleaning by filtering on the -99999 and -88888 placeholder values in the data fields.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined three-year period from 1996-1997 to 1998-1999.
• Includes a measure of statistical reliability via the RSE column.
• Provides geospatial context with attributes for Sd code and Sd name at a national scale.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, representing averages from over 25 years ago.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Uses placeholder values (-99999, -88888) for metropolitan and missing areas, requiring careful handling.

Provenance

Source

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry.

Collection Method

Collected via annual farm survey interviews and supplemented by farm account information.

Time Range

1996-1997 to 1998-1999 (three-year average).

Freshness

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Geography

Australia, reported at the Statistical Division (SD) level.