Australia Internal Displacement: New Displacement Incidents and IDP Stock

Australia-specific data from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides annual estimates of internal displacement. The dataset includes two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the count of new displacement incidents (flows). It is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacement' flow metric.
• Analyzing the long-term humanitarian burden based on the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
• Correlating displacement figures with events like natural disasters or conflict, as referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Data is validated annually by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: population stock and new displacement flows.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use with attribution.

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 or temporal bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:30:59.020524; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia