Australian Disaster Recovery Funding Activation History by Local Government Area

This dataset tracks the activation history of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) across Australian Local Government Areas from 2006 to the present. It documents federal funding support for natural disaster responses, including floods, fires, and cyclones. The dataset is provided by the National Emergency Management Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyze the frequency and distribution of DRFA activations per LGA to identify disaster-prone regions.
• Track the temporal patterns of disaster events like bushfire or cyclone activations over the 2006-present period.
• Map disaster types such as Flood or Fire to specific LGAs for regional risk assessment and planning.

Strengths

• Provides a continuous temporal record from 2006 to the present, offering long-term trend analysis.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative National Emergency Management Agency, ensuring official provenance.
• Covers multiple disaster types including Flood, Fire, Bushfire, and Cyclone across all Australian LGAs.

Limitations

• The specific data schema, including column names and row count, is unknown, complicating direct analysis.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data granularity, completeness, or potential null values.

Provenance

Source

National Emergency Management Agency

Collection Method

Official records of Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) activations.

Time Range

2006 to present

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026, indicating current data.

Geography

Australia, by Local Government Area (LGA)