Australian Farm Irrigation Salinity Problems by Statistical Division, 1998-1999

Proportion data for broadacre and dairy farms experiencing significant irrigation salinity issues across Australian Statistical Divisions. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences collected this data via a 1998-1999 supplementary survey accompanying the annual farm survey.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlation between 'Ag_land_ha' (agricultural land hectares) and 'Irrig_sal' (salinity problem proportion) to assess land use impact.
• Map the 'Sd name' and 'Irrig_sal' values to visualize geographic clusters of irrigation salinity problems.
• Identify Statistical Divisions with high 'Irrig_sal' values for targeted historical policy review.
• Filter data using 'Sd code' to compare salinity problem rates between specific administrative regions.

Strengths

• Explicit handling of missing data with coded values (-88888 for no data, -99999 for metropolitan areas).
• Data aggregated at the Statistical Division level for consistent spatial analysis.
• Clear temporal focus on the 1998-1999 period.

Limitations

• Data is over 25 years old, limiting analysis of current conditions.
• Sample scope is limited to owner-managed broadacre and dairy farms, excluding other farm types.
• Unknown total row count and farm sample size for the underlying survey.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected via the Resource Management Supplementary (RMS) survey interview accompanying the ABARE Annual farm survey.

Time Range

1998-1999

Freshness

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Geography

Australia, at the Statistical Division (SD) level.