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 limestone headlands prone to cliff collapse. The dataset includes a case study of a fatal rockfall at Huzzas Beach, Gracetown, on 27 September 1996. It is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated on 30 April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion risk based on described geological features like limestone headlands and cliff lines.
• Assessing community hazard exposure based on documented historical rockfall events.
• Studying the impact of coastal processes like salt crystallisation and carbonate dissolution on cliff stability.

Strengths

• Includes a specific, documented case study (Huzzas Beach rockfall, 27 September 1996).
• Focuses on a defined geographic region (south-west coast of Western Australia).
• Provided by an authoritative organization (Geoscience Australia Data).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 12:34:18.951106; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-west coast of Western Australia