Metropolitan Melbourne Heat Vulnerability Index for 2014

Polygon-based heat vulnerability index features for Metropolitan Melbourne as of 2014. This dataset is part of the Plan Melbourne Action 91 initiative, also known as Cooling & Greening or Vegetation and Urban heat mapping. Data is provided by the Department of Transport and Planning and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping heat vulnerability across Melbourne's suburbs based on polygon features.
• Analyzing spatial correlation between urban heat and socioeconomic factors suggested by the vulnerability index.
• Supporting climate adaptation planning for the Plan Melbourne initiative based on the described urban heat mapping.
• Assessing changes in heat risk over time by comparing this 2014 index with more recent data.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly tied to the government's Plan Melbourne Action 91 initiative, providing policy relevance.
• Polygons are based on the standardized 2016 ABS Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) geography.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GDB, and DXF for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's last update timestamp is 2026-04-27, but the underlying data represents conditions from 2014.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Part of the Plan Melbourne Action 91 (Cooling & Greening) initiative.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 19:04:51.848958; underlying data is from 2014.

Geography

Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia