Coastal Hazards Review for South West Western Australia

A regional review of coastal hazards along the south-west coast of Western Australia, which is characterized by exposed limestone headlands prone to cliff collapse. The description cites a specific rockfall event on 27 September 1996 at Huzzas Beach, Gracetown, which resulted in nine fatalities. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 5 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing coastal erosion risk based on descriptions of limestone headlands and cliff lines.
• Modeling geological hazard susceptibility based on described processes like wind/water erosion and salt crystallisation.
• Community risk analysis for coastal settlements based on the documented historical rockfall event.

Strengths

• Describes a specific, documented fatal rockfall event with a precise date (27 September 1996) and location (Huzzas Beach, Gracetown).
• Focuses on a defined geographic region: the south-west coast of Western Australia.
• Last update metadata is precise (2026-06-05 07:25:23.548469).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:25:23.548469; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-west coast of Western Australia