- 4+ storey flats are a subset of units, not an independent category.
Source: Adapted from ABS (2021a)
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Figure 01 Australian new residential dwellings by type as a proportion of the total, 2002–19
Figure 02 Sydney walkability
Sources: Map from City of Sydney (2021); data from Greater Sydney Commission (2019)
Figure 03 Sydney Opal card trips by mode, 2019–20
Figure 04 Sample of walkability in 4 of Australia’s 21 largest cities, 2018
Source: Adapted from AUO (2018)
Figure 05 Percentage of land cover change across 131 local government areas in 2013, 2016 and 2020
- The percentage of land cover was estimated as the ‘average of percentage of land cover’ across the local government areas.
Source: Hurley et al. (2020)
Figure 06 Percentage of land cover change across states and territories, 2016–20
ACT = Australian Capital Territory; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; Qld = Queensland; SA = South Australia; Tas = Tasmania; Vic = Victoria; WA = Western Australia
Source: Hurley et al. (2020)
Figure 07 Per-person water use by household, 2008–09 to 2016–17
ACT = Australian Capital Territory; kL = kilolitre; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; Qld = Queensland; SA = South Australia; Tas = Tasmania; Vic = Victoria; WA = Western Australia
Source: ABS (2019b)
Figure 08 Water storage in major dams by state or territory
ACT = Australian Capital Territory; GL = gigalitre; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; Qld = Queensland; SA = South Australia; Tas = Tasmania; Vic = Victoria; WA = Western Australia
Source: BOM (2021a)
Figure 09 Proportion of water from desalination plants and recycled in capital cities and South East Queensland, 2015–16
- Canberra and Darwin do not have desalination facilities.
Source: Infrastructure Australia (2017)
Figure 10 Final use of energy by industries and households, 2015–16 to 2018–19
PJ = petajoule
- Includes forestry and fishing
- Includes gas, water supply waste services
- Includes postal and warehousing
- Includes government use
Source: ABS (2020d)