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Western Australia Agricultural Land Suitability and Soil Assessment

This collection covers soil landscape mapping, land capability ratings for various crops and horticulture, soil salinity and erosion risk assessments, and agricultural weather station data for Western Australia. It provides a foundational set of government-derived spatial data layers for analyzing physical land constraints and agricultural potential. The datasets are designed to be interoperable, supporting integrated models for land use planning, crop suitability analysis, and sustainable development assessment across the state's diverse agricultural and rangeland regions.

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Agriculture & Food

Soil Landscape Mapping Of Western Australia

Soil-landscape mapping covers Western Australia at scales from 1:20,000 to 1:3,000,000. The dataset includes land capability and land quality attribution, compiled by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Soil surveysSoil MappingSoil Landscape Mapping+1

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Dryland Cropping Land Capability Assessment for Western Australia

Western Australia's southwest region is assessed for land capability supporting rain-fed field crops like wheat, barley, and canola. The dataset, created by DPIRD Geographic Information Services and updated in March 2026, evaluates suitability under minimal tillage practices for the 350-600 mm rainfall zone.

SoilDrylandCroppingAgricultureSoil MappingLand Capability+1

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Southwest Western Australia Grazing Land Capability Assessment

Land capability for grazing sheep and cattle on broadscale dryland pastures in agricultural areas of southwest Western Australia. The assessment is based on analysis of soil-landscape mapping and excludes factors like irrigation water availability or climatic risks. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development produced this technical resource.

SoilAgricultureSoil MappingLand UseGrazingLand Capability+1

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Land Capability for Irrigated Annual Horticulture in Western Australia

Land capability assessment for irrigated annual horticulture in the south west of Western Australia, based on soil-landscape mapping. The dataset, produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, rates land for crops like strawberries, melons, potatoes, and tomatoes, considering physical soil properties but not water availability or climate risks.

SoilAnnual HorticultureAgricultureSoil MappingLand CapabilityHorticulture+1

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Soil Landscape Systems Mapping for Western Australia

Western Australia soil-landscape mapping at the systems level, derived from the best available data as of April 2018. The dataset is intended for use at a 1:250,000 scale and conforms to a nested mapping hierarchy. It was produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

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Soil Surface Salinity Land Quality Mapping for Western Australia

2026-03-24 updated dataset on soil surface salinity, a land quality impacting agricultural uses, produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It is based on analysis of the best available soil-landscape mapping dataset, with methodology detailed in DAFWA Technical Report 298.

SoilLand degradationSoil MappingSoil Salinity+1

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Western Australian Rangeland Soil Landscape Mapping

Soil landscape mapping for the pastoral area of Western Australia, updated to February 2025. The dataset incorporates the Southern Goldfields Rangeland Survey and includes pastoral potential classifications. Mapping scales vary, primarily at 1:250,000, with some areas at 1:506,880.

RangelandsPastoral PotentialSoil Landscape Mapping+1

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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.

SoilSoil GroupsSoil Landscape Mapping+1

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Soil Salinity Risk Mapping for Agricultural Land Management

Salinity risk mapping derived from land quality attribution associated with soil-landscape mapping at the subsystem/phase level. The dataset was updated in March 2026 by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, building on previous versions from 2003 and 2004.

SalinitySoilHazardsRisksLandscapeAgricultureHarvestedEnvironmentAgriculturalRestrictedSLIP FutureLand Management Hazard+1

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Soil Water Storage Land Quality Assessment for Agricultural Planning

Soil water storage data assesses a key land quality impacting agricultural uses, derived from soil-landscape mapping. The dataset was created by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and was last updated in March 2026.

SoilLand degradationSoil MappingSoil Water StorageLand Capability+1

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Soil Profile Site Data for Western Australian Agricultural and Rangeland Areas

2026-03-24 updated site information for soil profiles from field observations and sampling in Western Australia. The dataset, created by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, contains soil site and profile data entered from field cards.

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Wind Erosion Risk Mapping for Western Australian Soils

Western Australian wind erosion risk mapping derived from soil-landscape land quality attribution. The dataset, created by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, is based on technical methodology from the Department of Agriculture's 2005 report.

ResourceSoilLandErosionWindLandscapeAgricultureQualityHarvestedEnvironmentAgriculturalRestrictedSLIP FutureLand Management HazardRisk+1

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Soil Landscape Zones of Western Australia

Soil-landscape mapping for Western Australia at the zones hierarchy level, derived from the best available mapping version of February 2025. The data is intended for use at a 1:1,000,000 scale and is provided by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

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