Perth Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Spatial Groundwater Features

A geospatial dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network containing descriptive attributes for groundwater features in the Perth Basin. The inventory groups information into themes including location, demographics, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The basin is a complex geological region extending 1,300 km along Australia's southwest margin, with sedimentary rocks hosting significant groundwater resources.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater resources based on hydrogeological and geological attributes.
• Assess land use impacts on groundwater based on the land use and industry types theme.
• Study basin compartmentalization and fault reactivation based on the described geological history.
• Analyze groundwater management policies based on administrative and management data.

Strengths

• Thematic grouping covers 11 distinct areas including hydrogeology, geology, and land use.
• Covers a geographically extensive region, with the basin extending approximately 1,300 km along the coast.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:02:31.739342; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Perth Basin, Western Australia, extending approximately 1,300 km along the southwest margin and up to 90 km inland.