The south-west coast of Western Australia is made up of exposed limestone headlands prone to cliff collapse. Coastal processes such as wind and water erosion, salt crystallisation, and carbonate dissolution make these cliffs highly susceptible to collapse. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Model cliff collapse risk based on descriptions of limestone headlands and erosion processes.
- Assess community safety hazards based on the documented rockfall event at Huzzas Beach.
- Study coastal geomorphology based on the described processes of salt crystallisation and carbonate dissolution.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific geographic region: the south-west coast of Western Australia.
- Includes a documented historical event (rockfall at Gracetown on 27 September 1996) for context.
- Last updated date is provided: 2026-04-16.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- 2026-04-16
- Geography
- South-west coast of Western Australia