Western Australia Acute Hospitals and Nursing Posts

A 2026-updated geospatial dataset of public and private acute hospitals and nursing posts within Western Australia. The data is maintained by the Department of Health through environmental monitoring and provider requests. Specific row and column counts are unavailable.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of Acute hospitals and Nursing Posts for service planning using location data.
• Map Emergency Care Inpatient service availability across Western Australia using establishment location features.
• Integrate hospital location data with population datasets to assess access to Mental Health and Outpatient services.

Strengths

• Updated annually, with the latest update recorded in March 2026.
• Includes multiple establishment types: Acute hospitals, Nursing Posts, and Mental Health facilities.
• Available in several geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage for interoperability.

Limitations

• The dataset scope is limited to Western Australia, not nationally representative.
• Sample data and specific record counts (rows) are unavailable, hindering initial assessment of scale.
• The license is listed as 'notspecified', which may create ambiguity for commercial or redistribution use.

Provenance

Source

Department of Health, Government of Western Australia.

Collection Method

Combination of environmental monitoring and direct requests from Health Service Providers.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated annually, last updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia.