For the year ending 30 June 2002 in Tasmania, the horticulture and fruit growing industry reported the highest proportion of farms using a computer (61%), followed by the dairy farming industry (60%). The grain, sheep and beef cattle farming industry reported the lowest proportion of farms using a computer, with 42%.

Use of the Internet for the year to 30 June 2002 was highest in the poultry farming industry (59%) and lowest in the grain, sheep and beef cattle farming industry (31%).

FARMS USING THE COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET(a), By broad farm industry, Tasmania - 2001-02
	Computer		Internet
	Access	Used for business operations	Access	Used for business operations
	%	%	%	%
Horticulture and fruit growing	70	61	55	53
Grain, sheep and beef cattle farming	49	42	37	31
Dairy cattle farming	69	60	51	47
Poultry farming	64	^59	64	^59
Other livestock farming	57	49	42	36
Other crop growing	63	57	50	43
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution (a) Farms with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more. Percentages are of all farms in each category. Source: Use of Information Technology on Farms, Australia (cat. no. 8150.0).