Written by Denice Rice Thursday, 22 May 2008 17:21
EVER wondered how green your suburb is?
Now you can find out at the click of a mouse whether you and your neighbours are an environmentally friendly bunch or whether you need to make a bigger effort to reduce your impact on the environment.
The online interactive Australian Consumption Atlas has data on the average impact the residents of every postcode area in Australia are having on the environment, in terms of greenhouse emissions, water usage and eco footprint — the amount of land required to supply all the resources a person’s lifestyle demands.
While West Australians use less water than their fellow countrymen (the WA average is 720,000 litres per person per year, while the national average is 722,000 litres) and we average less greenhouse emissions (the WA average is 18 tonnes per person per year, while nationally it is 18.9 tonnes) we do have the biggest average eco-footprint of all Australians (7.32ha, compared to the national average of 6.4ha).
A little bit closer to home, if you live in the Western Suburbs chances are you’re one of the biggest consumers of water in the state (the residents of Peppermint Grove used on average 940,000 litres per person per year) whereas if you live in rural WA chances are you’re one of our most water friendly (the residents of Katanning average just 600,000 litres per person per year).
Similarly, Perth’s western suburbs also had the highest greenhouse emissions in the state and the largest eco-footprints.
To find out how green your suburb is, go to the Australian Consumption Atlas at www.acfonline.org.au/consumptionatlas.
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