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Northern Australia

In 2018­­­–19 PEAN showed it is possible to use government data to explore regional economic development opportunities and issues. We focused on the Darwin rural area as a pilot. The study area included the Finniss, Adelaide, Mary and Wildman river catchments. After combining data on this area from diverse sources, we worked with the Office of Northern Australia and the North Australia Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance to generate meaningful information about development opportunities. The data enabled us to investigate different aspects of sustainable development in the Darwin region as case studies, which generated the insights listed below. The methods developed for the Darwin rural area could be applied to other parts of Australia. More details on methods is provided in the accompanying methods report (Stokes et al. 2019).

The project lead for PEAN was the CSIRO, with support from ABARES, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Bureau of Meteorology, Data61 and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

Northern Australia project study area

Case Study

A look at recent agricultural development in the Darwin rural area and what we can learn to make informed decisions for the future
Mango farm, NT (CSIRO)

Case Study

An examination of employment rates and salaries of Indigenous people in the Darwin area and how they relate to education and area of living
Three Indigenous rangers walking across rocks near the ocean

Case Study

Investigating the potential effects of agricultural development on endemic threatened species in the Darwin area
Gouldian finch

Case Study

How agriculture can develop in the Darwin area without interfering with the conservation of threatened species
Asian vegetables in a Darwin greenhouse

Case Study

Opportunities for Indigenous communities and conservation in the Darwin region
Tree with dust storm

Case Study

How government could support investment northern agriculture - a literature survey
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) hanging on the vine

Case Study

Lessons from weather data
Mangoes
Published date
13 May 2020
Updated date
13 May 2020
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