FARM USE OF COMPUTERS, 2001-02
An estimated 57% of Tasmanian farms had access to a computer in 2001-02. An estimated 50% of farms used a computer for business operations and 40% used the Internet for business operations. The highest computer and Internet use for business operations was recorded by farms in the Northern Region, 53% and 41% respectively.
Data on farm use of computers and the Internet for 2001-02 are not comparable with data collected previously.
FARMS USING A COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET(a), Tasmanian regions - 2001-02
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 | Greater Hobart-Southern | Northern | Mersey-Lyell | Tasmania |
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| Farms (no. at 30 June 2002) | 1,060 | 1,471 | 1,496 | 4,027 |
| Farms with access to a computer (%) | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Farms with access to the Internet (%) | 45 | 45 | 43 | 44 |
| Using a computer for business operations (%)(b) | 48 | 53 | 49 | 50 |
| Using the Internet for business operations (%)(b) | 40 | 41 | 38 | 40 |
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(a) Includes establishments undertaking agricultural activity having an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
(b) Computer and Internet usage are derived items.
Source: Use of Information Technology on Farms, Australia (cat. no. 8150.0). |
FARM USE OF COMPUTERS, 1998, 1999, 2000
From March 1998 to June 2000, the proportion of farms using computers and the Internet in Tasmania increased from 36% to 57% of all farms recording computer use and from 12% to 35% of all farms recording Internet use.
In the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, computer use on farms increased from 37% to 60% and Internet use increased from 14% to 37%. In the Northern Region, computer use on farms increased from 37% to 55% and Internet use increased from 11% to 35%, and in the Mersey-Lyell Region computer use on farms increased from 34% to 55% and Internet use increased from 12% to 33%.
FARMS USING A COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET(a), Tasmanian regions - 1998, 1999, 2000
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| | Greater Hobart-Southern | Northern | Mersey-Lyell | Tasmania |
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| no. | | % | % |
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| Computer use (%) |
| March 1998 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 36 |
| March 1999 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
| June 2000 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 57 |
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| Internet use (%) |
| March 1998 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| March 1999 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| June 2000 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
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(a) Includes establishments undertaking agricultural activity having an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
Source: Use of Information Technology on Farms, Australia (cat. no. 8150.0). |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Tasmania - state-level data can be found can be found on this web site (under Statistics - Tasmania).
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