WTF Grows Where???

NSW is full of agricultural enterprises. Here's a breakdown of WTF grows where. The environments in Australia vary a lot and Australia covers many different climate zones. From tropical zones to Alpine climates. For example, Cairns is tropical, having distinct wet and dry seasons, then there are subtropical zones, which are very dry and clear skies. Then there are Temperate zones, the temperate zones like Melbourne and Hobart are colder.

THESE IMPACT WHAT CAN BE GROWN WHERE...

1. Climate 

2. Soil type

3. Land cost

4. Access to markets

5. Transport

6.  Resources available

7. Competition for land use

8. The price of product being produced

See below for NSW zones...

XtrA Info

Agro-ecological region | Climate | Agricultural uses

Wet temperate coast
Cool to warm, winter-dominant or uniform rainfall
Dairy, cropping, beef, horticulture, forestry

Wet subtropical coast
Warm temperatures, summer-dominant or uniform rainfall
Dairy, beef, sugar cane and other crops, horticulture, forestry

Wet tropical coast and tableland
High temperatures and high non-seasonal rainfalls
Sugar cane, beef cattle

Wet/dry north-east tropics
High temperatures, wet (summer) and dry (winter) seasons
Beef cattle, sugar cane, rice, horticulture

Subhumid, subtropical slopes and plains
Hot summers and mild winters, summer-dominant rainfall
Wheat/sheep
Irrigated cotton
Oilseed and summer crops

Subhumid, subtropical highlands
Warm summers and cool winters, summer-dominant or uniform rainfall
Sheep and cattle
Irrigated horticulture and cropping

Temperate, seasonally dry slopes and plains
Hot summers, cool winters, winter-dominant rainfall
Wheat/sheep in southern region
Irrigated horticulture and cropping along river systems

Semi-arid tropical and subtropical plains
Hot, very dry in the centre
Sheep and cattle

Wet/dry north-west tropics
Hot summers and warm winters, summer-dominant rainfall
Beef cattle
Limited dryland cropping and some irrigated horticulture

Wet temperate highlands
Cool temperatures, winter-dominant or uniform rainfall
Sheep, beef, dairy, forestry

Temperate semi-arid plains and interior
Warm to hot, dry
Some cattle grazing