Australian Recovery Support Regions for Drought and Flood

Geographic areas outline the operational responsibility of Recovery Support Officers assisting rural Australian communities impacted by flood and drought. The dataset is created and maintained by the National Recovery and Resilience Agency, with a last recorded update in April 2026. It defines the specific regions where government recovery support is coordinated.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic boundaries of Recovery Support Officer (RSO) areas of responsibility to visualize service coverage.
• Analyzing the spatial relationship between designated recovery regions and historical flood or drought event data.
• Integrating region polygons with census data to assess population characteristics within different recovery support zones.
• Developing dashboards to track recovery program deployment across specific Australian geographic regions.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats including ESRI Shapefile, GeoJSON, WFS, and WMS.
• Maintained by the authoritative National Recovery and Resilience Agency, ensuring official designation of regions.
• Last update recorded as April 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Limitations

• No information is provided on the number of distinct geographic regions or their total area coverage.
• Sample data and specific attribute columns (e.g., region names, officer IDs) are unavailable for review.
• The temporal range for which these region designations have been valid is not specified.

Provenance

Source

National Recovery and Resilience Agency

Collection Method

Designated by the National Recovery and Resilience Agency to outline areas of responsibility for Recovery Support Officers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04.

Geography

Australia