Climate change risks to coastal buildings and infrastructure

A supplement to the first pass national assessment:

This report presents data on the exposure of commercial buildings (e.g. retail precincts), light industrial buildings, and transport infrastructure (road, rail, tramways), in Australia’s coastal areas. It complements the first national assessment of climate change risks to Australia’s coastal assets, which identified significant risks to Australia's natural ecosystems, beaches and landscapes, and to the settlements; and provided an analysis of the location and number of residential properties that are at risk of inundation from rising sea levels and erosion as a consequence of climate change.

The report presents the exposure of different infrastructure types at a state level, with information on the most affected local government areas for each state located at the back of the booklet. It considers the combined exposure to the hazards of inundation and shoreline recession (erosion) associated with rising sea levels under a changing climate. It is intended to be used at a national scale and to assist in prioritising future coastal adaptation planning needs.