Australian Farmer Population by Statistical Local Area, 1996

1996 census data contains farmer population counts for each Australian Statistical Local Area (SLA). The dataset includes three attributes: Sla_code, Sla_name, and Farmer_pop. It was produced by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences based on the 1996 Population and Housing Census.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of Farmer_pop across Australian SLAs to identify agricultural regions.
• Analyze the relationship between Sla_name (region type) and Farmer_pop to study rural demographics.
• Join datasets using the unique Sla_code to enrich other regional datasets with 1996 farming population data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official 1996 Population and Housing Census, an authoritative national count.
• Provides a unique geographic identifier (Sla_code) for joining with other Australian statistical data.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (1996) and is not current for modern analysis.
• The dataset contains only three attributes, offering limited demographic detail beyond the farmer count.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from the 1996 Population and Housing Census.

Time Range

1996

Freshness

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Geography

Australian Statistical Local Areas (SLA).