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Figure BLT15 Total household water consumption, by source, 2008–09 to 2013–14

2016
Built environment
Pressures
Graph

Total household water consumption, by source, 2008–09 to 2013–14 Total household water consumption, by source, 2008–09 to 2013–14 Self-extracted, gigalitresDistributed, gigalitresReuse, gigalitres 2008-09195.3861620.6442.301 2009-10172.491668.6553.106...

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Urban environmental efficiency: Water efficiency

2016
Built environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Built environment State and trends Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide Greater Melbourne Urban environmental efficiency refers to how well the...

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Increased consumption

2016
Built environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Built environment Pressures Population and economic growth also drive consumption, causing increased demand for resources, particularly land (see Increased urban footprint), energy and water. The overall...

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Australia’s water resources

2016
Inland water
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Inland water Introduction South East Coast Timor Sea Gulf of Carpentaria Antarctica Drainage divisions are the...

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Pressures affecting inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
Pressures
At a glance

At a glanceOverall, the key pressures affecting inland water environments have changed little since 2011, with climatic and pest-based pressures increasing, land-use and management pressures remaining largely stable, and some stabilisation occurring in the pressure of water resources...

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Risks to Australia’s climate 2016

2016
Climate
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAn understanding of the risks associated with Australia’s climate will lead to improved action plans to adapt to the changes predicted to occur. Our climate is a dynamic system; therefore, the risks need to be re-evaluated frequently. Recent climate change projections for...

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Overview of state and trends of the built environment

2016
Built environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Built environment State and trends What has changed since 2011? With water restrictions easing across many regions since 2011, Australian households have been increasing their water consumption. In 2014–15,...

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Consumption and extraction of natural resources

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Harvesting of species The impact of harvesting is considered a potential threat to 30 per cent of listed threatened...

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Population growth and urban development: Coastal development and land use

2016
Coasts
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Coasts Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Coastal population growth exerts strong pressure on coastal land by increasing the need for both agriculture and...

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Management focus areas

2016
Built environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

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

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Economic activity as a driver of environmental change

2016 Report Content

2016 The production of goods and services requires energy and materials—metals, minerals, water, food and fibre—all of which come from the environment. The impacts of resource extraction, production, transport, use and waste generation are central to how economic activity affects...

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Water resource development

2011
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Inland water Pressures South Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide...

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2011 Report graph - Figure 4.22 Current and likely future surface water availability across the 18 regions of the Murray–Darling Basin

2011
Inland water
Graph

Figure 4.22 Figure 4.22 Current and likely future surface water availability across the 18 regions of the Murray–Darling Basin Grey bars indicate the uncertainty inherent in the climate change projections for 2030. The current total surface...

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Recent climate

2011
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Inland water Pressures South West Coast Murray Darling Indian Ocean   Assessing the state of inland water environments in 2011 is difficult...

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2011 Report graph - Figure 4.17 Annual inflows to Perth surface water supply catchments

2011
Inland water
Graph

Figure 4.17 Figure 4.17 Annual inflows to Perth surface water supply catchments The year is taken as May to April and inflow is simulated based on Perth dams in 2001, excluding Stirling, Samson and Wokalup. Ongoing declines in inflows since...

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Water prices have risen, but Australia is using less water.

2011
Inland water
Key Finding

2011The average price of water nearly doubled from $0.40 per kilolitre (kL) in 2004–05 to $0.78 per kL in 2008–09. There was large variation in the average price paid for water in 2008–09—households paid $1.93 per kL and agriculture $0.12 per kL. Urban water prices have continued to...

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Reviews of state and regional management

2011
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Inland water Effectiveness of management The State of the environment report: Western Australia 2007 noted that 33 actions were identified for inland waters in response to the 1998 report. Of these, 18 were...

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Changing land use and management

2011
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Inland water Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Perth There is a strong consensus among Australian jurisdictions that: point sources of pollution are no longer...

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Water flows and levels

2011
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Inland water State and trends South West Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau Murray Darling North...

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Water abstraction

2011
Inland water
Risks
Report Content

2011 Inland water Risks The commitment of all states and territories to the National Water Initiative (NWI) placed clear and limiting criteria on the abstraction of additional fresh water from the environment. Under...

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Climate change

2011
Inland water
Risks
Report Content

2011 Inland water Risks Climate change The best available projections for Australia’s future climate are presented in Chapter 2 of this report. These projections indicate that warming of the continent is highly...

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Urban environmental efficiency

2011
Built environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Built environment State and trends Urban environmental efficiency relates to how well the built environment encourages the efficient use of natural resources—in particular, land, energy and water—and the...

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4 Inland water | 1 Introduction | 1.2 Australia's water resources and use

2011
Inland water
Report Content
... rounded to zero; ACT = Australian Capital Territory; GL = gigalitre; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; ... across industries. In 2008–09, the gross value added per gigalitre of water consumed was: agricultural ...
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Australia's water resources and use

2011
Inland water
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Inland water Introduction South East Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Lake Eyre Gulf of Carpentaria...

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Land use and management, including pollutants and nutrients

2011
Inland water
Risks
Report Content

2011 Inland water Risks Less than 1% of northern Australia (the drainage divisions between Broome and Cairns) is cleared or intensively used. Not only has widespread land clearing greatly decreased in Australia, but...

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Recent national assessments of management performance

2011
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Inland water Effectiveness of management   The National Water Commission reviewed the environmental water management arrangements around Australia at 30 June 2010.63 The aim was to establish a consolidated and...

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Consumption and extraction of natural resources

2011
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Greater Sydney Humans have both direct and indirect effects on biodiversity. Direct...

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Planning

2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Heritage Effectiveness of management   The adequacy of planning for heritage management can be assessed by considering the policies and plans in place that result in management actions to address major pressures...

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