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Figure BLT1 Australian population by remoteness class, 2010 and 2015

2016
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

2016
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
Graph

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
Map

Interact with mapDownload 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

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

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

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Health impacts of air pollution

2016
Ambient air quality
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Ambient air quality Introduction South East Coast Greater Melbourne The major aim of monitoring and reducing air pollution is to reduce its adverse impacts on human...

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Pollution sources

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Ambient air quality
Pressures
Report Content

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

2016
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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Coarse particulate matter (PM10)

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Ambient air quality
State and trends
Report Content

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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Commercial and other domestic sources

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Ambient air quality
Risks
Report Content

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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Increases in greenhouse gases

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Climate
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Climate Pressures Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart Greater Melbourne...

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Australia’s emissions in context

2016
Climate
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Climate Pressures Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart Greater Melbourne Although Australia’s emissions in...

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Trends in emissions

2016
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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Rainfall

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Climate
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Climate State and trends Greater Melbourne Broadly, Australia can be divided into 2 seasonal rainfall regimes: the north and the south. The northern half of the continent typically...

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Understanding and research

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Climate
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Climate Effectiveness of management Tasmania Greater Melbourne In the 5 years since SoE 2011, international climate science has advanced significantly. The IPCC,...

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Role and coordination of different levels of government

2016
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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Coastal and marine species and ecosystems

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Biodiversity
State and trends
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2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...

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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

2016
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

2016
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 pollution

2016
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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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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Management focus areas

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

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Planning for the future

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Built environment
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management North East Coast Tasmania Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Australia...

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Types of heritage

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Heritage
Introduction
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2016 Heritage Introduction South Australian Gulf Murray Darling Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Natural heritage Natural...

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