Farm costs — Australia
Dehesa Index brings together 2 “Farm costs” series for Australia, with official data and its history (since 1994-Q3, latest 2026-Q2). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 1 of the 2 series rose, 1 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Average labour cost per job in agriculture, Australia (quarterly)” (+0.36 %, 2026-Q2); the largest fall, “Average labour cost per hour worked in agriculture, Australia (quarterly)” (−2.23 %, 2026-Q2). Against the same period a year earlier (2 comparable series), “Average labour cost per hour worked in agriculture, Australia (quarterly)” rose most (+11.1 %).
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average labour cost per job in agriculture, Australia (quarterly) | 27,433 | 2026-Q2 | +0.36 % | A$ |
| Average labour cost per hour worked in agriculture, Australia (quarterly) | 57.7 | 2026-Q2 | −2.23 % | A$ per hour |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Data API) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Data updated: 2026-11-03
Each source publishes with its own methodology and may revise past values; read the methodology before comparing countries. Methodology
Other categories for Australia
Production and slaughter · Foreign trade · Prices and indices · Crops · Price indices paid · Price indices received · Farm receipts and income · Trading partners
Same data type in other countries
Farm data by region: Australia
Reference prices
Wheat price · Corn price · Milk price · Hogs and pork price · Cattle price · Barley price · Urea fertilizer price · Rapeseed price