La Grange Project Optimized Areas for Irrigated Agriculture

A four-year La Grange project by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development identified preferred areas for irrigated agriculture development. The dataset results from a land and water assessment component, focusing on soil and water suitability factors. It serves as a guide, excluding considerations for tenure, heritage, or environmental constraints.

Use Cases

• Analyze soil and water suitability layers to identify potential zones for agricultural expansion.
• Overlay the optimized areas with other land use datasets to assess development feasibility.
• Use the spatial data to model water demand scenarios for proposed irrigated agriculture.
• Integrate the project's findings into regional economic development planning for water resource allocation.

Strengths

• Data is the product of a dedicated four-year project funded by Royalties for Regions.
• Provides multiple accessible formats including GeoJSON, Geopackage, and Shapefile for GIS analysis.
• Published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license for flexible reuse.

Limitations

• The assessment is limited to soil and water components and does not consider tenure, heritage, or environmental constraints.
• The dataset is described as a guide only, with on-ground assessments likely to vary from the mapped results.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Geographic Information Services.

Collection Method

Land and water assessment component of the La Grange project, part of the Regional Economic Development Water Opportunities (REDWO) initiative.

Time Range

Four-year project duration.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

La Grange project area, specific region not detailed.