❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks the Minister for Agriculture and Food about agricultural employment in the Kimberley region, specifically focusing on Indigenous employment and employment types (casual, part-time, seasonal). The Minister provides data from the 2016 census.
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AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT —
KIMBERLEY
542. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
Proponents of new irrigation
projects, such as the proposed dam and irrigated agriculture project on Gogo
station, are claiming that their projects will result in an increase in
Indigenous employment. I refer to the current status of employment in
agriculture.
(1) How many
people are employed in agriculture in —
(a) the Kimberley
region;
(b) the Wyndham–East
Kimberley local government district region; and
(c) the Derby–West
Kimberley local government district?
(2) For each of
the Kimberley region, the Wyndham–East Kimberley local government
district region, and the Derby–West Kimberley local government
district, will the minister provide a breakdown of how many Aboriginals are
employed in agriculture and, of those employed, how many are casual, part-time
or seasonal?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
KIMBERLEY
542. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
Proponents of new irrigation
projects, such as the proposed dam and irrigated agriculture project on Gogo
station, are claiming that their projects will result in an increase in
Indigenous employment. I refer to the current status of employment in
agriculture.
(1) How many
people are employed in agriculture in —
(a) the Kimberley
region;
(b) the Wyndham–East
Kimberley local government district region; and
(c) the Derby–West
Kimberley local government district?
(2) For each of
the Kimberley region, the Wyndham–East Kimberley local government
district region, and the Derby–West Kimberley local government
district, will the minister provide a breakdown of how many Aboriginals are
employed in agriculture and, of those employed, how many are casual, part-time
or seasonal?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
(1) Based on the
2016 census of population and housing undertaken by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics, the number of people who identified agriculture as their occupation
was —
(a) 511 in the
Kimberley Region;
(b) 207 in the
Wyndham–East Kimberley local government district region; and
(c) 134 in the
Derby–West Kimberley local government district.
(2) Also based on
the 2016 census, the number of people who identified as Aboriginal and had
agriculture as their primary occupation was
95 in the Kimberley region, including 10 part-time; 43 in the Wyndham–East
Kimberley local government district region, including four part-time; and 15 in
the Derby–West Kimberley local government district.
(3) Not applicable.
2016 census of population and housing undertaken by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics, the number of people who identified agriculture as their occupation
was —
(a) 511 in the
Kimberley Region;
(b) 207 in the
Wyndham–East Kimberley local government district region; and
(c) 134 in the
Derby–West Kimberley local government district.
(2) Also based on
the 2016 census, the number of people who identified as Aboriginal and had
agriculture as their primary occupation was
95 in the Kimberley region, including 10 part-time; 43 in the Wyndham–East
Kimberley local government district region, including four part-time; and 15 in
the Derby–West Kimberley local government district.
(3) Not applicable.
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