Employment in food and beverage manufacturing (Regional)

Having a core strength in food and beverage manufacturing may set up a region to be a Foodie haven or catalyst for further development and innovation in this industry. This FACT is based on data for the month November 2017.

Fresh produce markets per 100,000 persons

This FACT indicates the proportion of fresh produce markets per 100,000 persons that operate within each Australian capital. A farmers' or produce market consists of individual vendors who set up stalls or stands, outdoors or indoors, to sell produce, meat products, fruits and, sometimes, prepared foods and beverages. The city with the highest number of fresh food markets is Darwin, at 4.385 per 100,000 persons. In comparison, the second highest is Hobart at 0.899. The city with the lowest proportion is Melbourne, with 0.111 fresh produce markets per 100,000.

Number of people travelling to work by truck per 100,000 persons

This FACT indicates how many people use trucks to commute to work as a proportion of 100,000 persons in each Australian capital city. This data represents the numbers for 2016. The city with the highest number is Sydney at 674 per 100,000 people. The state with the lowest is Canberra, at 347 per 100,000 people.

Number of people who speak Chinese languages at home per 100,000 persons

This FACT indicates the number of Australians who speak a Chinese language at home per 100,000 persons, in each capital. While Mandarin and Cantonese are the most commonly known Chinese laguages, there are many other regional dialects.

The number of people who speak Chinese languages at home offers insight into the number of first and second generation Chinese Australians living in a city, as well as the ethnic distribution within a city (that is, the assimilation of different cultures in multicultural neighbourhoods, as opposed to mono-cultural neighbourhoods).

As per the 2016 Census results, the city with the highest number of people who speak a Chinese language at home is Sydney at 7,936 per 100,000 persons, which is unsuprinsing since it is also the city with the largest Chinese population. The city with the lowest proportion is Hobart, at 1,652 per 100,000 persons.

Vegetable area for human consumption (ha) (Regional)

This FACT indicates the total area in hectares that is used to grow vegetables for human consumption. The Australian vegetable production sector is an important source of food, supplying most of the fresh vegetables consumed in Australia. It also provides inputs for a large proportion of the processed vegetable products consumed in Australia and exported overseas. The state with the largest vegetable area for human consumption is Victoria at 33,824 hectares, closely followed by Queensland at 33,279 hectares. The state/territory with the lowest is the Australian Capital Territory, at just 6 hectares.