Australian Coastal Population Statistics by Statistical Area, 2021-2022

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