Total Natural Disaster Declarations by LGA

Natural disaster declarations for each Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, are tracked from 2019 onward, including AGRN information. The dataset is updated monthly and is available as an ESRI Shapefile via an ArcGIS REST API. It supports analysis of disaster frequency and distribution across LGAs.

Use Cases

• Mapping disaster declaration density based on LGA boundaries.
• Analyzing trends in natural disaster frequency since 2019.
• Cross-referencing declarations with other datasets using the AGRN identifier.

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency ensures relatively current information.
• Provides a multi-year time series starting from 2019.
• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au indicates official status and broad availability.

Limitations

• Specific column names and row counts are not provided in the metadata.
• Conflicting 'Data Currency' dates (05/02/2026 and 19/05/2026) create uncertainty about the latest data version.
• Documentation gaps exist regarding data quality and lineage details.

Provenance

Source

EICU (Emergency Information Coordination Unit), NSW Government.

Collection Method

Provided via data provider files to Spatial Services (DCS).

Time Range

Since 2019

Freshness

Last platform update recorded on 2026-05-23.

Geography

Local Government Areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, Australia.