The Soil CRC has surveyed thousands of landholders across six Australian farming regions, in North Central Victoria, Central West NSW, the Western Australian Wheatbelt, Tasmania, South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula and the Wimmera region of Victoria.
This page contains the social benchmarking reports and summaries for each region. The data relates to Soil CRC projects ‘Surveying farm practices‘ (1.2.004) and ‘What drives farmer decisions‘ (1.2.005). A further two Soil CRC projects are completing the second round of landholder surveys to enable a longitudinal understanding of farmer practices, aspirations, and motivations.
Project reports will be published on this page when available.
Regional reports and summaries
North Central Victoria
2024 survey
Summary of 2024 Survey of Rural Landholders in North Central Victoria
Rural Landholders of North Central Victoria Social Benchmarking Report 2025
2020 survey
North Central Victoria 2020 Survey Results – Infographic
Agriculture in North Central Victoria: Rural Landholder Summary
North Central Victoria Social Benchmarking Report for Rural Landholders 2020
Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
2024 survey
Rural Landholders on the Eyre Peninsula: Summary of 2024 Survey
Eyre Peninsula Rural Landholder Social Benchmarking Report 2025
2020 survey
Eyre Peninsula 2020 Survey Results – Infographic
Agriculture in the Eyre Peninsula: Rural Landholder Summary 2020
Eyre Peninsula Social Benchmarking Report for Rural Landholders 2020
Northern Wheatbelt, Western Australia
2020 survey
Northern Wheatbelt 2021 Survey Results – Infographic
Agriculture in the Northern Wheatbelt: Rural Landholder Summary
Northern Wheatbelt Social Benchmarking Report for Rural Landholders 2021
Central West New South Wales
2021 survey
Agriculture in Central West NSW: Rural Landholder Summary
Central West NSW Social Benchmarking Report for Rural Landholders 2022
Wimmera, Victoria
2023 survey
Agriculture in the Wimmera: Rural Landholder Summary
Wimmera Social Benchmarking Report for Rural Landholders 2023
Tasmania
2022 survey
Agriculture in Tasmania: Rural Landholder Summary
Tasmanian Social Benchmarking Report for Rural Landholders 2023
Project reports
Project 1.2.005 – What drives farmer decisions?
Project 1.2.004 – Surveying farm practices
Surveying On-Farm Practices: Drivers of Farmer Decision Making – 1.2.004 Final Report 2021
