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2025-06-23T03:21:59
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2016
Native Vegetation Extent (DPIRD-005)
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A data set containing vegetation extent polygons from the mapping of remnant vegetation in Western Australia.
<strong>Important Update</strong>
In October 2025 the area covered by the <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2024">DWER Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2024 (DWER -141)</a> was excised from the data.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has published Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel native vegetation extent for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024.
The mapped area covers the Metropolitan and Peel Region Schemes, the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion as defined in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia V 7.1 (Commonwealth of Australia, 2025) and the Swan Coastal Plain vegetation complexes (DBCA-046) (Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2016).
The DWER data products expanded and updated similar Swan Coastal Plain products published by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in 2021. As a result, DPIRD has retired the following products:
• Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2000 (DPIRD-089)
• Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2005 (DPIRD-090)
• Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2010 (DPIRD-091)
• Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2015 (DPIRD-092)
• Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2020 (DPIRD-093)
• Data in the area covered by the DWER products was excised from Native Vegetation Extent (DPIRD-005).
The DWER native vegetation extent datasets for the Swan Coastal Plain, Metropolitan and Peel Region Scheme areas include:
• <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2000">Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2000 (DWER -136)</a>
• <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2005">Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2005 (DWER -137)</a>
• <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2010">Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2010 (DWER -138)</a>
• <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2015">Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2015 (DWER -139)</a>
• <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2020">Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2020 (DWER -140)</a>
• <a href="https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/swan-coastal-plain-and-perth-peel-native-vegetation-extent-2024">Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2024 (DWER -141)</a>
<strong>History</strong>
This was originally compiled as part of the vegetation theme of the National Land and Water Resource Audit (NLWRA). The data for the intensive land-use zone (ILZ) in south-western Australia was originally derived from 1995 LandSat TM satellite imagery and has been corrected using digital aerial photography (orthophotos) acquired 1996 to 2020. The extensive land-use zone (ELZ) is presumed to carry vegetation cover except for the major irrigated areas at Kununurra and Carnarvon. These have been removed from extent mapping for the ELZ.
The dataset was progressively updated by the Department of Agriculture post-NLWRA with assistance the Department of Conservation and Land Management until 2020.
A one-off update was carried out in May 2023.
No further updates are planned.
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Harvested
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biology
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ecology
environment
native
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protected
remnant
statistics
vegetation
Native Vegetation Extent Data Dictionary
documentDigital
Provides information about the dates of the imagery used and the capture scale of the Native Vegetation Extent data set.
XLSX
Native Vegetation Extent Metadata
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Metadata statement for Native Vegetation Extent Data.
.docx
NRInfo map portal
documentDigital
Natural Resource Information (NRInfo) supplies maps and data about soil landscapes; land systems, capability and quality; water and native vegetation information across Western Australia.
url
GeoJSON
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This resource provides the latest snapshot of the dataset as GeoJSON. GeoJSON can be opened in many spatial and non-spatial software packages. Note: When accessing this resource you will be prompted to signup for a free account.
GeoJSON
File Geodatabase
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This resource provides the latest snapshot of the dataset as a File Geodatabase. Note: When accessing this resource you will be prompted to signup for a free account.
FGDB
Geopackage
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This resource provides the latest snapshot of the dataset as a GeoPackage. Note: When accessing this resource you will be prompted to signup for a free account.
GeoPackage
Shapefile
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This resource provides the latest snapshot of the dataset as a shapefile. Shapefiles can be opened in many spatial and non-spatial software packages. Note: When accessing this resource you will be prompted to signup for a free SLIP account.
SHP
Web Feature Service
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Web Feature Service (WFS) provides an interface that allows requests for geographical features across the web using platform independent calls.
WFS allows a user to download and spatially analyse the features within a datset.
This service is aimed at advanced geographical information users, and will require access to geographical information system (GIS) software such as QGIS and ArcGIS.
WFS
ArcGIS Server Map Service
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An ArcGIS Server Map Service offers access to a geographic dataset - such as a map or imagery - by providing a set of tiled images for use in web-based maps.
Depending on the capabilities enabled, this web service may also allow a client to dynamically draw, search, and query its features.
This service is aimed at advanced geographical information users, and will require access to geographical information system (GIS) software such as ArcGIS and QGIS.
API ArcGIS Server Map Service
Web Mapping Service
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Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the internet that are generated by a map server using data from a GIS database.
WMS allows a user to spatially visualise the dataset, and query individual features, but does not allow downloading the raw data.
This service is aimed at advanced geographical information users, and will require access to geographical information system (GIS) software such as QGIS and ArcGIS.
WMS