Each question has specific data sets associated to the question - DATA SETS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH QUESTION PAGE.
- Each data set is (preferably) in excel
- The first tab of the excel contains a basic data set for you to use
- Other tabs have more detailed data sets which are optional for use
WANT TO FIND YOUR OWN DATA SET TO USE?
Go to the Data LibGuide (password to the Data LibGuide is "mhslibrary")
Below are some of the data sets available
(MORE AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH QUESTION PAGE)
Bird Survey Results for Areas in the City of Melbourne, February and March 2018
This dataset contains survey data for bird species across various river and wetland locations in the City of Melbourne.
City of Melbourne. (2019, January 8). Bird Survey Results for Areas in the City of Melbourne, February and March 2018. Vic.gov.au. https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Environment/Bird-Survey-Results-for-Areas-in-the-City-of-Melbo/6cxw-5y4y
Butterfly biodiversity survey 2017
The Our City's Little Gems study observed butterfly biodiversity and flower-butterfly interactions in the City of Melbourne between January - March 2017.
City of Melbourne. (2018, May 3). Butterfly biodiversity survey 2017. Vic.gov.au. https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Environment/Butterfly-biodiversity-survey-2017/kmtd-nvqr
City of Melbourne. (2014, June 23). Building information. Vic.gov.au. https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Property/Building-information/pmhb-s6pn
Land use data | Port Phillip & Western Port Regional Catchment Strategy. (2015). Retrieved December 12, 2022, from Vic.gov.au website: https://portphillipwesternport.rcs.vic.gov.au/maps/data-tables/land-use-data/
Water, sewerage and drainage services in Melbourne, 1938 - 1958.
Carver, S. R. (Ed.). (1960). Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia (1960th ed., Vol. 46). Commonwealth Government Printing.
Melbourne Botanical Gardens rainfall
Monthly Rainfall - 086232 - Bureau of Meteorology. (2021). Bom.gov.au. http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=139&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=086232
CFA Emergency Response Times - Victorian Government Data Directory. (2022). Vic.gov.au. https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/cfa-emergency-response-times
The 2016 Census
2016 Greater Melbourne, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2016). Abs.gov.au; Australian Bureau of Statistics. https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/2GMEL
Bureau. (2021). Climate extremes and records, Bureau of Meteorology. Bom.gov.au. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records.shtml
IPCC AR6 Working Group 1: Summary for Policymakers. (2021). Ipcc.ch; IPCC. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/chapter/summary-for-policymakers/
City of Melbourne. (2017, May 12). Estimated greenhouse gas emissions generated by Degraves St Recycling Facility 2016. Vic.gov.au. https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Environment/Estimated-greenhouse-gas-emissions-generated-by-De/necc-34pz
Metropolitan Open Space Network Provision and Distribution. (2017). https://vpa.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Open-Space-Network-Provision-and-Distribution-Reduced-Size.pdf
Australian Energy Statistics, Table O Australian electricity generation, by fuel type, physical units. (2020.). https://www.energy.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019_aes_table_o_march_2019.pdf
City of Melbourne. (2020, July 29). City of Melbourne Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2013-2020. Vic.gov.au. https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Environment/City-of-Melbourne-Municipal-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissio/q3ni-rkmu
Australian Energy Statistics, Table O Australian electricity generation, by fuel type, physical units. (n.d.). https://www.energy.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019_aes_table_o_march_2019.pdf
