14SEPT12–What does it take to sustainably feed and clothe my community for a day?

Gunnedah Statistics Source: ABS,

Population  12,353 ERP (Estimated Residential Population  in 2011, )

NSW

Population  in NSW is according to Census is 7,302,174 ERP.

The greater Sydney

Population approx 4,600,000

 

therefore Gunnedah is

0.169% of the entire NSW population and

0.2685% of Sydney's population

very small in the whole scheme of things.

 

How much does it cost to feed and clothe our community?

	Sydney per day			Gunnedah per day
Commodity Group	Kg Consumed each day	produce/ animals required		Kg Consumed each day	produce/ animals required
pork	303,726.00	10,847.00	pigs	816	29	pigs
horticulture	2,090,795.00	8,664,032.00	fruit & veg	5,614	23,263	fruit & veg
poultry	1,295,562.00	1,423,832.00	hens	3,479	3,823	hens
meat & livestock	577,205.00	9,014.00	beasts	1,550	24	beasts
Dairy	1,817,315.00	390,146.00	cows	4,879	1,048	cows
grains	693,151.00	31,543.00	loaves	1,861	85	loaves
bees	12,603.00	882,191,781.00	bees	34	2,368,685	bees
rice	163,836.00	8,191,780,822.00	grains	440	21,994,932	grains
cotton	420,858.00	30,000.00	hectares of land	1,130	81	hectares of land
aquaculture	17.00			0	0

 

	Gunnedah per day			NSW per day
Commodity Group	Kg Consumed each day	produce/ animals required		Kg Consumed each day	produce/ animals required
pork	816	29	pigs	455,589	16,271	pigs
horticulture	5,614	23,263	fruit & veg	3,136,193	12,996,048	fruit & veg
poultry	3,479	3,823	hens	1,943,343	2,135,748	hens
meat & livestock	1,550	24	beasts	865,808	13,521	beasts
Dairy	4,879	1,048	cows	2,725,973	585,219	cows
grains	1,861	85	loaves	1,039,727	47,315	loaves
bees	34	2,368,685	bees	18,905	1,323,287,672	bees
rice	440	21,994,932	grains	245,754	12,287,671,233	grains
cotton	1,130	81	hectares of land	631,287	45,000	hectares of land
aquaculture	0	0		26	0

on the whole without the Agricultural sector we would starve and not have any clothes.

To clothe and feed all the people in NSW with cotton based products, we need 45,000 ha of Cotton to be grown a day. Currently there is 157,000 ha of cotton grown in Australia in 2006/07 growing season (Cotton Australia, 2012), which equals a shortfall of 16Million hectares a year.

As a class we believe cotton is extremely important as it is products are extremely versatile, from clothing to food stuffs

Most of what our town needs to survive each day, we can grow or produce here. There are some things such as Dairy and Pork products that we can produce just not very well due to temperature extremes.

Courtney & Cara

References

ABS, 2011, 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2010-11 Retrieved 2012, Online: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02010-11

Cotton Australia, 2012, Fact Sheets Retrieved: 2012, online: http://cottonaustralia.com.au/cotton-library/fact-sheets/