Australian Coastal Population Statistics by Statistical Area, 2021-2022
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Description
2021-2022 data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other collections, released in November 2023. This geospatial dataset maps population and people statistics for coastal areas at the Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) scale. It includes estimated resident population, births, deaths, migration, and census data, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
Map coastal population density based on estimated resident population data mentioned in the description
Analyze demographic changes in specific regions based on birth, death, and migration statistics
Model population distribution for infrastructure planning using census and SA2 boundary data
Study internal migration patterns within Australian coastal statistical areas
Strengths
Data sourced from official Australian Bureau of Statistics collections and other authoritative sources
Includes multiple demographic themes such as population, births, deaths, and migration
Geospatial data is structured by standardized Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries from 2021
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Some data values have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid releasing confidential information, which may affect analysis of small areas
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
Source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and non-ABS collections, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network
Collection Method
Derived from the 22 November 2023 release of Data by region (DBR), presenting the latest reference year data available
Time Range
2021-2022 (latest reference year data as of the 2023 DBR release)
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-04 12:25:14.132658; freshness should be verified
Geography
Coastal population areas of Australia, by Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2), 2021
Data includes random adjustments and suppressions for confidentiality; care is needed when interpreting cells with small numbers or zeros.