Health impact map
Air pollution is an important contributor to many illnesses in the community including lung disease, heart disease and stroke. New research from the Centre for Safe Air confirms that traffic is Australia’s single most important source of air pollution.
This national assessment of health impacts from traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) found that emissions from vehicles—primarily fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)—contribute to over 1,800 premature deaths annually.
The data visualisation tool maps traffic-related air pollution and its health impacts across Australia.
The data visualisation tool maps wood heater pollution-related health impacts across Australia from a 2024 study. Using this tool you can explore the estimates by State/Territory, by Greater Capital City Statistical Area, or by Statistical Area Level 4. The tool also enables you to select what estimates to display: wood heater emissions (WHE) (kg/year), population-weighted WHE-fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations, the number of earlier than expected deaths, or deaths per 100,000 people.
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