Community Wildlife Survey: Koala Presence and Population Trends in NSW

New South Wales data from a crowd-sourced survey tracking the presence or absence of koalas and other wildlife. The dataset, managed by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, captures community perceptions of population changes and threats over time, with baseline comparisons to 2006. It aims to improve understanding of wildlife distribution and population change drivers across the state.

Use Cases

• Map koala distribution across New South Wales based on crowd-sourced presence/absence records.
• Analyze perceived changes in koala populations over time based on community wisdom data.
• Identify regional threats to koalas and other wildlife using community-reported perceptions.
• Compare wildlife population trends between 2006 and later survey periods.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly designed for temporal trend analysis, with a baseline from 2006.
• Crowd-sourced methodology incorporates both species records and community perceptions.
• Managed by a government environmental department (NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water).

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 reporting bias inherent to crowd-sourced collection.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Crowd-sourced community survey.

Time Range

Surveys from at least 2006 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 15:52:53.620086; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.