The social and economic conditions of Cotton Catchment Communities have been documented in a set of case studies. The project The Socio-economic Impact of the Australian Cotton Industry of Regional Communities in NSW and Queensland was undertaken over 2007-08 analysing population census and other data to describe the social and economic conditions and to provide direction for the future development of those communities.

The study compiled a set of social and economic indicators to measure how ‘cotton communities’ are performing against relevant benchmarks over time so as to better understand the relationship between the cotton industry and community wellbeing. The case studies included Moree, Narrabri, Narromine and Warren in NSW and the Darling Downs in Queensland.

Full reports:

  The Socio-economic Impact of the Australian Cotton Industry on Regional Communities in NSW and Queensland 

  Measuring Community Wellbeing in ‘Cotton Communities’

Reports From Project "Community Wellbeing and Cotton Production in the MDB" Project 3.03.05

  Market Mechanisms for Recovering water in the Murray Darling Basin -Submission on Draft Research Report

  Exploring the relationship between community wellbeing and cotton production in the Murray Darling Basin (MDB)
Report 1: Scoping Paper  Large file 1.7 MB

   Exploring the relationship between community wellbeing and cotton production in the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) 
Report 2 – Quantifying the impacts of cotton production on employment within cotton growing areas in the MDB and in Southern Queensland.  Large file 1.95MB

  Appendix Mapping  to Report 2 , – Quantifying the impacts of cotton production on employment within cotton growing areas in the MDB and in Southern Queensland..pdf  Large file 8MB

  Exploring the relationship between community wellbeing and cotton production in the Murray Darling Basin (MDB)
Report 3: Quantifying the impacts of cotton production on community wellbeing and resilience across the MDB.Large file 1.3MB

Appendix 1_Mapping to Report 3.Quantifying the impacts of cotton production on community wellbeing and resilience across the MDB Large file 5MB

Key Findings Fact Sheets:

 Moree

 Narrabri

 Darling Downs

 Narromine

 Warren