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Total waste generated (excluding fly ash) by jurisdiction, 2014
2016 GraphTotal waste generated (excluding fly ash) by jurisdiction, 2014 Total waste generated (excluding fly ash) by jurisdiction, 2014 RecyclingDisposalEnergy recovery New South Wales9.44.70.7 Victoria7.24.40.6 Queensland3.64.10.2 Western Australia23.60.2...
Changes in Australian gross domestic product, population and waste generation, 1996–97 to 2013–14
2016 GraphChanges in Australian gross domestic product, population and waste generation, 1996–97 to 2013–14 Changes in Australian gross domestic product, population and waste generation, 1996–97 to 2013–14 Waste generated (index 1996-97 = 100)Population sizeGross value...
Australia's real gross value added, by industry, 2015
2016 GraphAustralia's real gross value added by industry, 2015 Australia's real gross value added by industry, 2015 Percentage of total gross value Financial and insurance services9.469913306 Mining 9.539767707 Construction8.26996709 Health care and...
Spatial distribution of pressures
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures There has been no updated overall synthesis of the spatial distribution of pressures affecting biodiversity in the past 5 years. A 2015 publication (Lee et al. 2015) assessed the spatial...
Growth and growth projections for Australian resource commodities: Export volumes
2016 GraphGrowth and growth projections for Australian resource commodities (export volumes) Growth and growth projections for Australian resource commodities (export volumes) Iron oreMetallurgical coalThermal coalLiquefied natural gas 2002-03181.477964107.79369899....
Growth and growth projections for Australian resource commodities: Value of advanced projects capex, iron ore price index, thermal coal price index
2016 GraphGrowth and growth projections for Australian resource commodities: Value of advanced projects capital expenditure, iron ore price index, thermal coal price index Growth and growth projections for Australian resource commodities: Value of advanced projects capital...
Figure OVW3 Selected Socio-economic and environmental measures, 1996-97 to 2013-14
2016 GraphSelected Socio-economic and environmental measures, 1996-97 to 2013-14 Selected Socio-economic and environmental measures, 1996-97 to 2013-14 Gross value addedPopulationEnergy ConsumptionGHG emissionsWater consumptionWaste generation 1996-97100100100100100100...
Energy intensity and energy productivity, Australia, 1973–2014
2016 GraphEnergy intensity and energy productivity, Australia, 1973–2014 Energy intensity and energy productivity, Australia, 1973–2014 Gross domestic productEnergy consumptionEnergy intensity 1973-74100100100 1974-75101.3103.1101.7 1975-76104104.4100.5 1976-...
Australia's annual historical population change, 1860-2014
2016 GraphAnnual population growth, Australia, December 1860 to December 2014 Annual population growth, Australia, December 1860 to December 2014 Percent population growth rate 18604.4 18612 18623.3 18634.3 18645.2 18654.9 18663.9 18672.8 18683.8...
Introduction 2016
2016 At a glanceAustralia has always been a land of extremes. In a single year, we can experience heatwaves, floods, fires, cyclones and drought. Australia’s highly variable climate is influenced year to year by large-scale drivers in the atmosphere and ocean, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO...
Decoupling population change and economic activity from environmental harm
2016 Report ContentDrivers are the underlying natural and human-caused forces ...
Pressures affecting the environment
2016 At a glanceTo understand the state and trends of Australia’s environment, it is necessary to consider both the historical pressures that have had a profound impact on the environment, and the contemporary pressures that directly and indirectly influence the state of the environment. Historical changes...
Executive Summary - Antarctic environment
2016 Executive SummaryAntarctic environment 2016This report mainly focuses on the environment of areas administered by Australia (the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), subantarctic Macquarie Island (which is part of Tasmania)...
Resilience of Australia’s heritage 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe resilience of Australia’s heritage can be considered in relation to both individual heritage places and the total heritage resource. The ability of individual places or wider resources to withstand shocks depends on the nature of specific heritage values and their...
Executive Summary - Land
2016 Executive SummaryLand 2016Our soils, landforms and vegetation have co-evolved over millions of years. Their health and condition are inextricably linked. Most importantly, their health and condition fundamentally support our way of life, our wellbeing, and our agriculture and...
Box HER41 The ACT state of the environment report—heritage
2016 Case Study... indicators, the pressures on the environment, and the drivers of those pressures and their impacts. In relation to ...
Box LAN3 Bees—pressures and impacts
2016 Case Study... . Data are available, however, to indicate that the drivers of pollinator decline indicated in other studies are ...
Overview of resilience of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Resilience Resilience is a key underpinning principle of biodiversity strategies at all levels of government. However, the definition of resilience in most strategies and policies is still relatively...
Pressures affecting Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceGreenhouse gases (GHGs)—carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, short-lived tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, nitrous oxide and synthetic GHGs—together with water vapour, and natural and industrial aerosols, influence Earth’s energy balance. Human activity, primarily the burning of...
Biodiversity: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content... pace with the increase in pressures exerted by the key drivers of environmental change. As a result, pressures on ...
Outlook for the built environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe outlook for the built environment continues to be mixed. The major drivers of population growth and climate change pose significant challenges in relation to housing location and infrastructure, although this report suggests that per-capita reductions and improved efficiencies...
Approach - Heritage 2016
2016 Report Content... the 'Heritage chapter' presented information using a ‘ drivers – pressures –state–response’ framework, ...
Box BIO13 Continental-scale decreases in migratory shorebirds
2016 Case Study... in Tasmania compared with the mainland. One of the key drivers identified in the decreases in migratory shorebirds ...
Outlook under an 'improved future' scenario
2016 Report Content2016 Outlook An ‘improved future’ scenario for Australia’s environment would see innovation in policy, technical and associated management approaches to: halt and reverse the decline in the environment, and the ecological processes that maintain...
Risks
2016 At a glanceEven after management actions and resilience are taken into consideration, some pressures can continue to pose a risk to the environment. Identifying and assessing the risk to the environment examines both the likelihood that the impact will take place and the severity of anticipated...
State and trends of inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceOnline availability of flow data and water resources information has increased substantially since 2011, including: various state-based data portals a national repository with flow and other data for more than 3400 sites a national set of 222 long-term, high-quality reference...
Risks to inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceRisks to inland water environments include direct risks (such as direct water extraction, or changes in run-off and recharge) and indirect risks (such as expansion of invasive species because of increased tourism). Climate changes may produce both types of risks. Updated climate...
Resilience of the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAlthough organisms living in Antarctica have evolved to cope with severe events, it is challenging to measure their level of resilience and to predict how future climate change will affect Antarctic ecosystems. This is largely because our understanding of key parameters is still...
Escalation of existing pressures
2016 Report Content... continue to increase, given current trajectories (see the Drivers and Atmosphere reports). The interaction of climate ...
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