WA Tomorrow Report 12: Population Forecasts for Western Australia
by Spatial Data / Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage·Updated 24d ago
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Description
Western Australia population forecasts for Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) regions, produced by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. The data provides three forecast bands (Lower, Central, Upper) based on historical trends in fertility, mortality, and migration, with forecasts referring to 30 June in each stated year. It is aligned with the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021.
Use Cases
Modeling future service demand (e.g., schools, hospitals) based on forecast population bands.
Long-term infrastructure planning for SA2 regions based on central population estimates.
Analyzing demographic trends and potential futures for Western Australia based on fertility, mortality, and migration assumptions.
Strengths
Provides three distinct forecast bands (Lower, Central, Upper) to model probable futures.
Geographic units reflect the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021.
Forecasts are based on historical trends in fertility, mortality, and migration.
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 and temporal bias inherent to the source methodology.
Provenance
Source
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Western Australia.
Collection Method
Forecasts generated based on historical demographic trends.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-29 06:40:34.027551; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Western Australia, at the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).
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