CSIRO at the Waite Precinct, Urrbrae, undertakes a range of research in land and water management, sustainable farming systems, precision agriculture, plant science and mathematics and statistics. CSIRO is also part of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

CSIRO's laboratory in Alice Springs conducts research that addresses a range of issues in arid and semi-arid rangelands.

CSIRO’s Atherton Laboratory is located in the heart of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in far north Queensland.

Research partnerships such as those at the Queensland Bioscience Precinct will provide solutions to the major problems facing the nation and the world.

The Gungahlin Homestead located at Crace in the Australian Capital Territory, is an historic site in the north of Canberra that now serves as head office for CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems.

The CSIRO Darwin laboratory provides a focus for ecological and socioeconomic research underpinning sustainable land management in northern Australia. It is also home to a CSIRO Science Education Centre.

CSIRO’s site at Clayton, Victoria is adjacent to Monash University and the Australian Synchrotron. More than 800 staff members work in energy, resources, forestry, manufacturing, chemicals, health, information, agribusiness and more.

CSIRO’s Highett laboratories in Melbourne’s south-east is home to advanced processing, materials and infrastructure research, sustainable ecosystems, and CSIRO's Victorian Science Education Centre.

CSIRO Centre for Environment and Life Sciences is home to 300 scientists conducting researchto ensure an environmentally sustainable Australia and promoting and maintaining good health.

CSIRO’s North Ryde site is in the heart of Sydney’s hi-tech hub and adjacent to Macquarie University. More than 500 staff members work in mining, food, manufacturing, sustainability, health, petroleum and more.

Based in Toowoomba, Queensland, the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit (APSRU) is a collaborative organisation with researchers from CSIRO, the University Of Queensland and the Queensland Departments of Primary Industries and Fisheries and Natural Resources and Mines.

CSIRO and James Cook University (JCU) are working together to create a world class research hub - the Australian Tropical Sciences and Innovation Precinct at JCU's Townsville campus.

The Davies laboratory is located in Townsville, North Queensland, and serves as a base for researchers from CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Plant Industry and CSIRO Livestock Industries.