Community suitability of New South Wales, Australia
Moderately suitable confidence B · live score 64
93
best land · p90
99%
good land
—
one block
How each domain holds up
Legal & sovereignty 82
Governance, safety & tenure 82
Society, freedom & health 95
Land & water 82
Climate, growing & hazards 84
Autonomy & access 19
Where it pushes back
AccessibilityFood & forage diversityWater availability & quality
Within New South Wales — 153 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Blue Mountains (C)
strongest Climate, growing & hazards (98) ·
weakest Land & water (80)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 87
Gosford (C)
strongest Autonomy & access (99) ·
weakest Land & water (82)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 87
Palerang (A)
strongest Climate, growing & hazards (99) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (82)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Cessnock (C)
strongest Society, freedom & health (95) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (82)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Great Lakes (A)
strongest Society, freedom & health (95) ·
weakest Autonomy & access (82)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Lismore (C)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Wingecarribee (A)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Yass Valley (A)
pushes back: Legal entity & land framework
Highly suitable 84
Byron (A)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 84
Hawkesbury (C)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Goulburn Mulwaree (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 83
Dungog (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 83
Wyong (A)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Cooma-Monaro (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Ballina (A)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 82
Cootamundra (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Eurobodalla (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Harden (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Kyogle (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Orange (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 82
Shoalhaven (C)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Wollondilly (A)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Deniliquin (A)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 81
Bathurst Regional (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Oberon (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 81
Richmond Valley (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 81
Upper Lachlan Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Gloucester (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Greater Taree (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Gundagai (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Kiama (A)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Port Stephens (A)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 80
Tweed (A)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Young (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Boorowa (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Hornsby (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Singleton (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Murray (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Tumut Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Bega Valley (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Cowra (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Junee (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Maitland (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Snowy River (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Tenterfield (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Lithgow (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Blayney (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Bombala (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Cabonne (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Temora (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Mid-Western Regional (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Muswellbrook (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Wagga Wagga (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Weddin (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Berrigan (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Coffs Harbour (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Corowa Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Upper Hunter Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Greater Hume Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Liverpool Plains (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Queanbeyan (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Coolamon (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Lake Macquarie (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Tumbarumba (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Clarence Valley (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Forbes (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
The Hills Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Wollongong (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Wakool (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Albury (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Inverell (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Kempsey (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Wellington (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Lockhart (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Shellharbour (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Jerilderie (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Tamworth Regional (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Warrumbungle Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Dubbo (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Nambucca (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Glen Innes Severn (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Gunnedah (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Camden (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Campbelltown (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Leeton (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Narrandera (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Uralla (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Urana (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Walcha (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Conargo (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Gwydir (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Bellingen (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Bland (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Parkes (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Armidale Dumaresq (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Gilgandra (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Griffith (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Guyra (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Liverpool (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Narromine (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Pittwater (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Murrumbidgee (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Moree Plains (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Narrabri (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Penrith (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Sutherland Shire (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Hay (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Lachlan (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Coonamble (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Carrathool (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 62
Warren (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 62
Balranald (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 61
Walgett (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Warringah (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Wentworth (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 59
Bogan (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 59
Newcastle (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Broken Hill (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 57
Cobar (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 54
Blacktown (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 54
Brewarrina (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 54
Ku-ring-gai (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 52
Randwick (C)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Marginally suitable 51
Central Darling (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 50
Fairfield (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 49
Manly (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 48
Botany Bay (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 46
Bourke (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 43
Unincorporated NSW
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 40
Hunters Hill (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Lane Cove (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Ryde (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Willoughby (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Auburn (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Bankstown (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Hurstville (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Mosman (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
North Sydney (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Parramatta (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Strathfield (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Canada Bay (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Sydney (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Ashfield (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Burwood (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Canterbury (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Holroyd (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Kogarah (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Marrickville (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Rockdale (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Leichhardt (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Woollahra (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Waverley (A)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 33
Reading the land, criterion by criterion
Each signal names the open dataset behind it and how measured it is.
Legal entity & land frameworkcountry B OECD FDI RRI + manual
Education & schooling freedomcountry B HSLDA + UNESCO UIS
Seed & agricultural autonomycountry C UPOV membership proxy
Governance & corruptioncountry A World Bank WGI + Transparency CPI
Land tenure securitycountry A IPRI (de jure) + Prindex (de facto)
Business & economic viabilitycountry A World Bank B-READY, Heritage, Fraser
Cost of living, labour & landcountry A World Bank PPP, ILOSTAT
Personal freedomcountry A Cato/Fraser Human Freedom Index
Healthcare qualitycountry B WHO GHO
Disease / vector burden A Malaria Atlas + dengue Index P
Soil quality A SoilGrids (ISRIC)
Water availability & quality A WRI Aqueduct + AQUASTAT
Terrain & buildability A SRTM / NASADEM
Land cover & degradation A ESA WorldCover + Global Forest Watch
Biodiversity & alignment B Biodiversity Intactness Index
Climate & natural hazards A ThinkHazard + NASA FIRMS + USGS
Growing conditions A CHELSA / FAO GAEZ
Food & forage diversity B FAO GAEZ crop suitability + GLW
Coastal risk B Climate Central CoastalDEM
Energy potential A Global Solar Atlas + Global Wind Atlas
Natural building materials B SoilGrids clay + forest + geology
Environmental quality A SEDAC PM2.5 + VIIRS night-lights
Connectivity A Ookla + ITU (+ Starlink)
Accessibility A Malaria Atlas friction surface
Remoteness / surroundings A GPWv4 population density
Contamination legacy C Maus mining polygons + WRI power plants
Phase-1 desk screening
These are desk numbers from open data. Soil tests, water rights and the welcome of actual neighbours all wait for a visit — we'd rather say so than pretend.
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