At June 2002, an estimated 57% of farms with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more used a computer, the same proportion as at June 2000. This compares to 49% in March 1999, and 36% in March 1998.
An estimated 44% of farms in Tasmania used the Internet at June 2002, compared with 35% at June 2000, 22% in March 1999, and 12% in March 1998.
FARMS WITH ACCESS TO A COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET(a), Tasmania and Australia
|
 | Computer access
| Internet access
|
| Tasmania | Australia | Tasmania | Australia |
| | | | |
| % | % | % | % |
|
| March 1998 | 36 | 40 | 12 | 11 |
| March 1999 | 49 | 49 | 22 | 18 |
| June 2000 | 57 | 58 | 35 | 34 |
| June 2002 | 57 | 62 | 44 | 48 |
|
(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). |
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