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Figure BLT1 Australian population by remoteness class, 2010 and 2015

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Built environment
Introduction
Graph

Australian population by remoteness class, 2010 and 2015 Australian population by remoteness class, 2010 and 2015 Major Cities of AustraliaInner Regional AustraliaOuter Regional AustraliaRemote AustraliaVery Remote Australia...

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ATM36a Annual average maximum 4-hour ozone concentration in major Australian cities

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
Graph

a) maximum 4-hour averages Annual average maximum 4-hour ozone concentration in major Australian cities Annual average maximum 4-hour ozone concentration in major Australian cities MelbourneSydneyBrisbanePerthCanberra 19990.0680.082750.0953333330.080.063...

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Figure ATM36b Ozone concentrations, major cities, 1999–2014: a) maximum 4-hour averages; b) 95th percentile 4-hour averages

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
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b) 95th percentile 4-hour averages Annual average 95th percentile 4-hour ozone concentration in major Australian cities Annual average 95th percentile 4-hour ozone concentration in major Australian cities MelbourneSydneyBrisbanePerthCanberra 19990.04450....

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Population as a driver of environmental change

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2016 Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart Greater Adelaide Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Greater Sydney...

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Figure WAT9 Observed extent of eastern gambusia, 2016 (number of records)

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Inland water
Pressures
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Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Atlas of Living Australia; used under CC BY 3.0 AU Figure WAT9    Observed extent of eastern gambusia, 2016 (number of records) Pests and invasive species

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Water resource development

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Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Inland water Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...

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Pollution sources

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Ambient air quality
Pressures
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2016 Ambient air quality Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Pollution sources are often characterised as anthropogenic (i.e. human-made), biogenic (i.e. natural...

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Increasing population

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Ambient air quality
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Ambient air quality Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Globally, just over 50 per cent of the world’s population lives in cities; in Australia, it is 90 per...

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Domestic wood heaters

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Ambient air quality
Pressures
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2016 Ambient air quality Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory East Coast Greater Sydney...

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Nonregulated diesel engines, including shipping and nonroad transport

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Ambient air quality
Pressures
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2016 Ambient air quality Pressures Murray Darling Greater Sydney Nonroad diesel engines and equipment are used in a wide variety of applications, including rail...

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Nitrogen dioxide

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Ambient air quality State and trends Greater Sydney The major source of nitrogen dioxide in Australia is burning of the fossil fuels coal, oil and gas. In cities, the predominant source is...

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Coarse particulate matter (PM10)

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
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2016 Ambient air quality State and trends Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart Greater Adelaide Australian...

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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
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2016 Ambient air quality State and trends Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart Greater Adelaide Australian...

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Ozone

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
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2016 Ambient air quality State and trends Greater Brisbane Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne Greater Perth...

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Air toxics

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
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2016 Ambient air quality State and trends North East Coast South Western Plateau Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater...

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Management framework

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Ambient air quality
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Ambient air quality Effectiveness of management Greater Sydney Each level of government—Australian, state and territory, and local—plays a role in managing the impacts of air pollution by...

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Management of sources of pollution

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Ambient air quality
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Ambient air quality Effectiveness of management South East Coast South Australian Gulf East Coast Greater Sydney...

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Commercial and other domestic sources

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Ambient air quality
Risks
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2016 Ambient air quality Risks Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Commercial premises can pose a threat to health and amenity at the local level, mainly through emissions...

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Trends in emissions

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Climate
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Climate Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Absolute aggregate emissions Between 1990 and 2015, Australia’s national GHG inventory suggested that emissions...

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Direct (primary) effects of pressures on climate

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Climate
Pressures
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2016 Climate Pressures Greater Sydney The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology State of the climate 2014 (CSIRO...

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Role and coordination of different levels of government

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Climate
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Climate Effectiveness of management Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney...

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Resilience of our environment and society

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Climate
Resilience
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2016 Climate Resilience South Coast South Australian Gulf Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Figure BLT44 Number of households with a rainwater tank, by jurisdiction, 2007, 2010 and 2013

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Built environment
State and trends
Graph

Number of households with a rainwater tank, by jurisdiction, 2007, 2010, 2013 Number of households with a rainwater tank, by jurisdiction, 2007, 2010, 2013 200720102013 Victoria331.5621.2647.3 Queensland345.423621.303613.2849 New South Wales422.2234479....

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Built environment: 2011–16 in context

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Built environment
Introduction
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2016 Built environment Introduction Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Greater Sydney Australia’s growing population—particularly in our major...

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Increased urban footprint

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Built environment
Pressures
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2016 Built environment Pressures South West Coast North East Coast Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...

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Increased traffic

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Built environment
Pressures
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2016 Built environment Pressures Greater Sydney soe2016_blt_eadig37285.jpg Traffic is greatly affected by pressures from population and economic...

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Increased pollution

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Built environment
Pressures
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2016 Built environment Pressures Greater Brisbane Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Greater Sydney Production and...

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Increased extreme weather events

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Built environment
Pressures
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2016 Built environment Pressures Murray Darling North East Coast Timor Sea Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin...

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Increased sea levels

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Built environment
Pressures
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2016 Built environment Pressures South West Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Greater Brisbane Greater...

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Current urban planning and management

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Built environment
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne...

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