Western Australia Soil Landscape Mapping with Soil Group Attribution

February 2019 soil-landscape mapping for Western Australia, compiled from surveys at scales between 1:20,000 and 1:3,000,000. The dataset is attributed with the proportional allocation of WA Soil Groups to each map unit and was created by DPIRD Land Resource assessment.

Use Cases

• Analyze the proportional allocation of WA Soil Groups across map units for regional soil composition studies.
• Model soil-landscape relationships using map unit boundaries and attributed soil group data.
• Integrate soil group attribution with other spatial layers for land capability or agricultural zoning assessments.

Strengths

• State-wide coverage of Western Australia.
• Compilation from surveys at scales ranging from 1:20,000 to 1:3,000,000.
• Attributed with proportional WA Soil Group data for each map unit.

Limitations

• The core data version is from February 2019, potentially lacking recent changes.
• Variable mapping scales may introduce inconsistencies in detail across regions.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Land Resource assessment.

Collection Method

Compilation of various soil-landscape mapping surveys.

Time Range

Data version February 2019.

Freshness

Metadata last updated March 2026; underlying data version is February 2019.

Geography

Western Australia.