Social and economic impacts of the Basin Plan in Victoria February 2017

10.1ABS data

Each census, employment data is collected down to the level of subgroups of industries as defined by the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC). In line with the ABS production data, the employment information is used at the NRM level.

The table below demonstrates the significance of dairy farming to employment in Goulburn Broken, North Central and North East. Employment in dairy product manufacturing is nearly as great, with a greater concentration in the Goulburn Broken region. Fruit and tree nut growing is similarly important to employment, with the greatest employment in the Mallee. The distribution of fruit and vegetable processing employment is focused in the Goulburn Broken for this 2011 census data and this may have changed for the forthcoming 2016 census data due to changes in the fruit industry moving from canning to fresh fruit.

Table : Regional employment data by industry

	Goulburn Broken	Mallee	North Central	North East	Total
Dairy Cattle Farming	1,872	0	1,128	480	3,480
Dairy Product Manufacturing	1,233	7	551	275	2,066
Fruit and Tree Nut Growing	1,246	1,882	549	277	3,954
Fruit and Vegetable Processing	1,140	271	283	39	1,733
Total	5,491	2,160	2,511	1,071	11,233

Source: ABS census data

Additional detail is available as these industry types are disaggregated to the lowest level collected (the 4-digit ANZSIC categorisation) as in the table below.

Table : Regional employment data by 4-digit ANZSIC categorisation

	Goulburn Broken	Mallee	North Central	North East	Total
Manufacturing
Fruit and Vegetable Processing	1,139	271	283	40	1,733
Dairy Product Manufacturing, nfd	38	0	16	18	72
Milk and Cream Processing	125	0	193	64	382
Ice Cream Manufacturing	8	0	0	8	16
Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing	1,065	4	338	191	1,598
Agriculture
Dairy Cattle Farming	1,871	0	1,128	480	3,479
Fruit and Tree Nut Growing, nfd	690	102	98	22	912
Grape Growing	123	1,230	153	130	1,636
Kiwifruit Growing	26	0	0	21	47
Berry Fruit Growing	35	4	7	12	58
Apple and Pear Growing	184	0	57	36	277
Stone Fruit Growing	134	26	161	14	335
Citrus Fruit Growing	17	314	20	0	351
Olive Growing	20	21	41	19	101
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing	15	189	16	16	236
Total	5,490	2,161	2,511	1,071	11,233

Source: ABS census data

To provide additional socio-economic context for the regions on northern Victoria, summary charts are provided in Appendix 1. A common trend is the declining role of agricultural jobs in total employment, over the period to 1991 to 2011.