Community suitability of Western Australia, Australia
Currently not suitable confidence B · live score 36
80
best land · p90
75%
good land
—
one block
How each domain holds up
Legal & sovereignty 82
Governance, safety & tenure 82
Society, freedom & health 95
Land & water 77
Climate, growing & hazards 60
Autonomy & access 1
Where it pushes back
AccessibilityFood & forage diversityGrowing conditions
Within Western Australia — 139 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Northam (S)
strongest Autonomy & access (96) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (82)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 86
Chittering (S)
strongest Autonomy & access (98) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (82)
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 86
Boddington (S)
strongest Society, freedom & health (95) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (82)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Dardanup (S)
strongest Society, freedom & health (95) ·
weakest Autonomy & access (79)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Murray (S)
strongest Autonomy & access (98) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (82)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 85
Toodyay (S)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 85
Capel (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 84
Gingin (S)
pushes back: Growing conditions
Highly suitable 84
Wandering (S)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
Waroona (S)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 84
York (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 84
Beverley (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Highly suitable 83
Busselton (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 83
Donnybrook-Balingup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Highly suitable 83
Harvey (S)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Mundaring (S)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 83
Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Highly suitable 82
Augusta-Margaret River (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Brookton (S)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Highly suitable 81
Collie (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Williams (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 81
Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 80
Cuballing (S)
pushes back: Water availability & quality
Moderately suitable 80
Cunderdin (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 80
Goomalling (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 80
Pingelly (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 80
Victoria Plains (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 80
Armadale (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 79
Bunbury (C)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 79
Quairading (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 79
Boyup Brook (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Dowerin (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 78
Nannup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Swan (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
West Arthur (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 78
Dandaragan (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Moora (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 77
Narrogin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Tammin (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 77
Wanneroo (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 77
Corrigin (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 76
Kalamunda (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Kellerberrin (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 76
Mandurah (C)
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 76
Narrogin (T)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 76
Wagin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Wickepin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Wongan-Ballidu (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 76
Woodanilling (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 76
Wyalkatchem (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 76
Kojonup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 75
Bruce Rock (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 74
Katanning (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Manjimup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 74
Trayning (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 74
Coorow (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 73
Cranbrook (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 72
Koorda (S)
pushes back: Food & forage diversity
Moderately suitable 72
Dumbleyung (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Nungarin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 71
Broomehill-Tambellup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Carnamah (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Merredin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 70
Denmark (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Kulin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 69
Narembeen (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Plantagenet (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 68
Albany (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Dalwallinu (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Irwin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Three Springs (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 67
Gnowangerup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Kent (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 66
Geraldton-Greenough (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Mingenew (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Mukinbudin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Westonia (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 65
Cockburn (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Jerramungup (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Kondinin (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Morawa (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Rockingham (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 64
Lake Grace (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Perenjori (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Kwinana (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 62
Mullewa (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 61
Chapman Valley (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Mount Marshall (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Ravensthorpe (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Northampton (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Yilgarn (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 58
Yalgoo (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 55
Mount Magnet (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 51
Gosnells (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 49
Coolgardie (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 45
Cue (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Esperance (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 39
Dundas (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Nedlands (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Shark Bay (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Subiaco (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 37
Bassendean (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Broome (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Cambridge (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Carnarvon (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Derby-West Kimberley (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Exmouth (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Laverton (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Melville (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Menzies (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Murchison (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Perth (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Sandstone (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
South Perth (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 36
Bayswater (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Belmont (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Canning (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Claremont (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Halls Creek (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Joondalup (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Leonora (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Ngaanyatjarraku (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Peppermint Grove (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Stirling (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Upper Gascoyne (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Victoria Park (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Wiluna (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Ashburton (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Cottesloe (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
East Fremantle (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
East Pilbara (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Fremantle (C)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Meekatharra (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Mosman Park (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Port Hedland (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Roebourne (S)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
Vincent (T)
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 34
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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