Coastal Hazards Review for South West Western Australia

Western Australia's south-west coast features exposed limestone headlands prone to cliff formation and collapse. The description highlights a specific fatal rockfall event at Huzzas Beach, Gracetown, on 27 September 1996. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-16.

Use Cases

• Assessing coastal erosion risks based on descriptions of limestone headlands and cliff lines.
• Modeling rockfall hazards based on the documented susceptibility to collapse from wind, water, and salt crystallization.
• Planning community safety measures based on the historical impact example from Huzzas Beach in 1996.

Strengths

• Describes a specific, documented fatal event on 27 September 1996.
• Focuses on a defined geographic region: the south-west coast of Western Australia.
• Last updated on 2026-06-16, suggesting recent maintenance.

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 2026-06-16 23:32:54.595590.

Geography

South-west coast of Western Australia