Australian Agricultural Region Rankings

57 SA4 regions ranked by conditions score · 13 April 2026

Every day, agriIQ scores agricultural conditions across 57 Australian SA4 statistical regions using rainfall, soil moisture, and climate data from government sources. This league table ranks every region from best to most challenging conditions — a unique snapshot of Australian agriculture that no other public source provides.

#1 Region

Melbourne - Outer East

#55

Townsville

National Avg

Band Split

6/21/28

green / amber / red

Regions

SA4 sub-regions

Full Rankings

#	Region	State	Score	Rainfall	Soil
1	Melbourne - Outer East nursery, vegetables, berries	Victoria	75	152%	31.8%
2	Bendigo wheat, wool, beef	Victoria	70	165%	20.5%
3	Melbourne - South East vegetables, poultry, nursery	Victoria	70	118%	52.3%
4	Adelaide Hills wine grapes, almonds, vegetables	South Australia	65	—	24.1%
5	Mornington Peninsula wine grapes, vegetables, berries	Victoria	64	106%	21.8%
6	West and North West dairy, vegetables, beef	Tasmania	64	110%	20.2%
7	South Australia - South East dairy, wine grapes, forestry	South Australia	58	226%	20.7%
8	Warrnambool and South West dairy, wool, beef	Victoria	58	168%	19.9%
9	Capital Region beef, wool, canola	New South Wales	57	144%	13.1%
10	Launceston and North East dairy, beef, potatoes	Tasmania	57	148%	16%
11	Shepparton dairy, stone fruit, tomatoes	Victoria	54	122%	17.1%
12	Adelaide South wine grapes, almonds, vegetables	South Australia	53	300%	21.1%
13	Latrobe - Gippsland dairy, beef, vegetables	Victoria	52	112%	17.7%
14	Hume dairy, beef, wine grapes	Victoria	51	106%	12.8%
15	Murray rice, wheat, dairy	New South Wales	51	102%	10.4%
16	Darwin mangoes, melons, vegetables	Northern Territory	49	92%	13.4%
17	Bunbury dairy, beef, apples	Western Australia	48	161%	—
18	Central West wheat, wool, canola	New South Wales	46	135%	9.7%
19	Richmond - Tweed macadamia, beef, sugarcane	New South Wales	46	18%	23.8%
20	Riverina wheat, canola, rice	New South Wales	45	210%	10.2%
21	South East dairy, cherries, seafood	Tasmania	45	218%	15.2%
22	Ballarat wool, beef, potatoes	Victoria	44	69%	17.2%
23	Melbourne - West vegetables, poultry, beef	Victoria	42	61%	16.3%
24	Outer South West Sydney dairy, poultry, vegetables	New South Wales	42	57%	10.9%
25	Geelong wool, beef, wine grapes	Victoria	41	54%	16.8%
26	Barossa - Yorke - Mid North wheat, barley, wine grapes	South Australia	40	300%	13.8%
27	Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday sugarcane, beef, sorghum	Queensland	40	6%	21.1%
28	Hobart dairy, apples, wine grapes	Tasmania	38	39%	10.6%
29	Northern Territory - Outback beef, mangoes, cotton	Northern Territory	38	87%	6.8%
30	Mid North Coast dairy, beef, blueberries	New South Wales	36	28%	11%
31	WA - Outback (South) wheat, barley, wool	Western Australia	36	79%	5.4%
32	Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury poultry, vegetables, nursery	New South Wales	35	73%	4.5%
33	WA - Outback (North) beef, sandalwood, melons	Western Australia	33	62%	3.5%
34	Mandurah beef, dairy, vegetables	Western Australia	30	300%	7.4%
35	North West wheat, barley, almonds	Victoria	30	300%	9.2%
36	South Australia - Outback beef, wool, sheep	South Australia	30	300%	3.6%
37	Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven dairy, beef, wine grapes	New South Wales	29	42%	5.2%
38	Cairns sugarcane, bananas, beef	Queensland	28	5%	19.6%
39	Wide Bay sugarcane, macadamia, avocados	Queensland	28	7%	14.9%
40	Wheat Belt wheat, barley, canola	Western Australia	26	31%	5.4%
41	Central Coast poultry, nursery, vegetables	New South Wales	25	26%	3.9%
42	Illawarra dairy, beef, vegetables	New South Wales	25	25%	5.4%
43	Far West and Orana wheat, cotton, beef	New South Wales	23	12%	4.8%
44	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle beef, dairy, wine grapes	New South Wales	23	16%	6.6%
45	Ipswich vegetables, poultry, dairy	Queensland	23	15%	5.2%
46	Logan - Beaudesert beef, poultry, vegetables	Queensland	23	12%	4.4%
47	Outer West and Blue Mountains vegetables, poultry, nursery	New South Wales	22	11%	4.3%
48	Coffs Harbour - Grafton blueberries, beef, dairy	New South Wales	18	8%	3.6%
49	Darling Downs - Maranoa beef, cotton, wheat	Queensland	18	1%	7%
50	Fitzroy beef, cotton, sorghum	Queensland	18	2%	9.7%
51	New England and North West beef, wool, cotton	New South Wales	18	1%	4.5%
52	Queensland - Outback beef, wool, sheep	Queensland	18	—	8.1%
53	Sunshine Coast pineapples, strawberries, ginger	Queensland	18	9%	8.3%
54	Toowoomba beef, wheat, sorghum	Queensland	18	9%	4.1%
55	Townsville sugarcane, beef, mangoes	Queensland	18	1%	4.7%

Composite score based on 30-day rainfall vs historical average and soil moisture · Updated daily

State Averages

Victoria

12 sub-regions

Best: Melbourne - Outer East (75)

Worst: North West (30)

Tasmania

4 sub-regions

Best: West and North West (64)

Worst: Hobart (38)

South Australia

5 sub-regions

Best: Adelaide Hills (65)

Worst: South Australia - Outback (30)

Northern Territory

2 sub-regions

Best: Darwin (49)

Worst: Northern Territory - Outback (38)

Western Australia

5 sub-regions

Best: Bunbury (48)

Worst: Wheat Belt (26)

New South Wales

16 sub-regions

Best: Capital Region (57)

Worst: Coffs Harbour - Grafton (18)

Queensland

11 sub-regions

Best: Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday (40)

Worst: Darling Downs - Maranoa (18)

Drought Conditions Climate Drivers How SA4 Scores Work Ask Dale

These rankings are freely available for citation. Please attribute to “agriIQ Australian Agricultural Region Rankings” with a link to agriiq.com.au/rankings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Each of the 57 SA4 regions is scored daily using a composite of localised rainfall (30-day actual vs historical average from SILO DataDrill) and soil moisture (volumetric water content from Open-Meteo). Regions are ranked from highest (best conditions) to lowest (most challenging).

Rankings are updated daily. The 18 data ingesters run each morning (AEST), refreshing rainfall, soil moisture, and all other indicators. The rankings reflect the most recent available data.

Green (60-100) indicates favourable agricultural conditions. Amber (40-59) indicates mixed conditions warranting monitoring. Red (0-39) indicates challenging conditions with elevated risk.

Please attribute to "agriIQ Australian Agricultural Region Rankings" with a link to agriiq.com.au/rankings. Rankings data is freely available for citation by media, researchers, and industry professionals.

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Australian Agricultural Region Rankings

57 SA4 regions ranked by conditions score · 13 April 2026

#1 Region

Melbourne - Outer East

#55

Townsville

National Avg

Band Split

6/21/28

green / amber / red

Regions

SA4 sub-regions

Full Rankings

#	Region	State	Score	Rainfall	Soil
1	Melbourne - Outer East nursery, vegetables, berries	Victoria	75	152%	31.8%
2	Bendigo wheat, wool, beef	Victoria	70	165%	20.5%
3	Melbourne - South East vegetables, poultry, nursery	Victoria	70	118%	52.3%
4	Adelaide Hills wine grapes, almonds, vegetables	South Australia	65	—	24.1%
5	Mornington Peninsula wine grapes, vegetables, berries	Victoria	64	106%	21.8%
6	West and North West dairy, vegetables, beef	Tasmania	64	110%	20.2%
7	South Australia - South East dairy, wine grapes, forestry	South Australia	58	226%	20.7%
8	Warrnambool and South West dairy, wool, beef	Victoria	58	168%	19.9%
9	Capital Region beef, wool, canola	New South Wales	57	144%	13.1%
10	Launceston and North East dairy, beef, potatoes	Tasmania	57	148%	16%
11	Shepparton dairy, stone fruit, tomatoes	Victoria	54	122%	17.1%
12	Adelaide South wine grapes, almonds, vegetables	South Australia	53	300%	21.1%
13	Latrobe - Gippsland dairy, beef, vegetables	Victoria	52	112%	17.7%
14	Hume dairy, beef, wine grapes	Victoria	51	106%	12.8%
15	Murray rice, wheat, dairy	New South Wales	51	102%	10.4%
16	Darwin mangoes, melons, vegetables	Northern Territory	49	92%	13.4%
17	Bunbury dairy, beef, apples	Western Australia	48	161%	—
18	Central West wheat, wool, canola	New South Wales	46	135%	9.7%
19	Richmond - Tweed macadamia, beef, sugarcane	New South Wales	46	18%	23.8%
20	Riverina wheat, canola, rice	New South Wales	45	210%	10.2%
21	South East dairy, cherries, seafood	Tasmania	45	218%	15.2%
22	Ballarat wool, beef, potatoes	Victoria	44	69%	17.2%
23	Melbourne - West vegetables, poultry, beef	Victoria	42	61%	16.3%
24	Outer South West Sydney dairy, poultry, vegetables	New South Wales	42	57%	10.9%
25	Geelong wool, beef, wine grapes	Victoria	41	54%	16.8%
26	Barossa - Yorke - Mid North wheat, barley, wine grapes	South Australia	40	300%	13.8%
27	Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday sugarcane, beef, sorghum	Queensland	40	6%	21.1%
28	Hobart dairy, apples, wine grapes	Tasmania	38	39%	10.6%
29	Northern Territory - Outback beef, mangoes, cotton	Northern Territory	38	87%	6.8%
30	Mid North Coast dairy, beef, blueberries	New South Wales	36	28%	11%
31	WA - Outback (South) wheat, barley, wool	Western Australia	36	79%	5.4%
32	Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury poultry, vegetables, nursery	New South Wales	35	73%	4.5%
33	WA - Outback (North) beef, sandalwood, melons	Western Australia	33	62%	3.5%
34	Mandurah beef, dairy, vegetables	Western Australia	30	300%	7.4%
35	North West wheat, barley, almonds	Victoria	30	300%	9.2%
36	South Australia - Outback beef, wool, sheep	South Australia	30	300%	3.6%
37	Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven dairy, beef, wine grapes	New South Wales	29	42%	5.2%
38	Cairns sugarcane, bananas, beef	Queensland	28	5%	19.6%
39	Wide Bay sugarcane, macadamia, avocados	Queensland	28	7%	14.9%
40	Wheat Belt wheat, barley, canola	Western Australia	26	31%	5.4%
41	Central Coast poultry, nursery, vegetables	New South Wales	25	26%	3.9%
42	Illawarra dairy, beef, vegetables	New South Wales	25	25%	5.4%
43	Far West and Orana wheat, cotton, beef	New South Wales	23	12%	4.8%
44	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle beef, dairy, wine grapes	New South Wales	23	16%	6.6%
45	Ipswich vegetables, poultry, dairy	Queensland	23	15%	5.2%
46	Logan - Beaudesert beef, poultry, vegetables	Queensland	23	12%	4.4%
47	Outer West and Blue Mountains vegetables, poultry, nursery	New South Wales	22	11%	4.3%
48	Coffs Harbour - Grafton blueberries, beef, dairy	New South Wales	18	8%	3.6%
49	Darling Downs - Maranoa beef, cotton, wheat	Queensland	18	1%	7%
50	Fitzroy beef, cotton, sorghum	Queensland	18	2%	9.7%
51	New England and North West beef, wool, cotton	New South Wales	18	1%	4.5%
52	Queensland - Outback beef, wool, sheep	Queensland	18	—	8.1%
53	Sunshine Coast pineapples, strawberries, ginger	Queensland	18	9%	8.3%
54	Toowoomba beef, wheat, sorghum	Queensland	18	9%	4.1%
55	Townsville sugarcane, beef, mangoes	Queensland	18	1%	4.7%

Composite score based on 30-day rainfall vs historical average and soil moisture · Updated daily

State Averages

Victoria

12 sub-regions

Best: Melbourne - Outer East (75)

Worst: North West (30)

Tasmania

4 sub-regions

Best: West and North West (64)

Worst: Hobart (38)

South Australia

5 sub-regions

Best: Adelaide Hills (65)

Worst: South Australia - Outback (30)

Northern Territory

2 sub-regions

Best: Darwin (49)

Worst: Northern Territory - Outback (38)

Western Australia

5 sub-regions

Best: Bunbury (48)

Worst: Wheat Belt (26)

New South Wales

16 sub-regions

Best: Capital Region (57)

Worst: Coffs Harbour - Grafton (18)

Queensland

11 sub-regions

Best: Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday (40)

Worst: Darling Downs - Maranoa (18)

Drought Conditions Climate Drivers How SA4 Scores Work Ask Dale

These rankings are freely available for citation. Please attribute to “agriIQ Australian Agricultural Region Rankings” with a link to agriiq.com.au/rankings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Rankings are updated daily. The 18 data ingesters run each morning (AEST), refreshing rainfall, soil moisture, and all other indicators. The rankings reflect the most recent available data.

Green (60-100) indicates favourable agricultural conditions. Amber (40-59) indicates mixed conditions warranting monitoring. Red (0-39) indicates challenging conditions with elevated risk.