Getting started
Scope of reports
A key feature of efficient and effective markets is the availability of reliable water market information. This may assist you in making decisions regarding when and where to trade water and in assessing the market value of water.
There are three types of reports published on this web site:
- water access entitlement trades, reported on a monthly basis
- water allocation trades, reported on a weekly basis, and
- entitlements on issue at a given point in time, reported on a monthly basis.
The reports are structured to present a high level summary of the information at the national level and then enable you to drill down to the state or territory details that are of interest to you:
- national (Australia) summary reports – provide a summary of current and historical water market information in Australia, and
- state and territory reports – provide the details of current and historical water market information for each state and territory.
Each report layout is pre-defined and is presented using the national terminology for general headings. The details in the state and territory reports are presented using jurisdiction specific terminology. For more information on the terminology used in the reports, see report terminology.
The water market reports on this web site are generated by the Bureau of Meteorology , based on data provided by these organisations. The delivery of the reports is dependent on the timely provision of information provided by the data suppliers. Refer to the Copyright page for full details of the copyright provisions which apply to this web site.
General report layout
Each report comprises a report header, report details and a footer (i.e. report footnotes). An example report is shown below with illustrations of the various sections.
Move your cursor across the points on the diagram below for information on each area.
Report header contains the:
- title of selected report
- reporting period to which the trade relates. For entitlements on issue reports, this date represents the currency of the data (as at date)
- report rating which shows the completeness of a report based on the data provided
- last updated date which indicates when the report data was last refreshed.
Footnote link navigates you to the footnotes at the bottom of the report. If a report is very long you may not be able to see the footnotes on your screen when you first view the report.
Copyright link navigates you to a separate page containing the legislation and policies regarding the use and ownership of report information, including the list of suppliers that provided data for the reports.
Report details contains the main report data.
The report detail structure varies depending on the type of report selected.
Report footnotes contain supporting information for the report displayed, including issues or exceptions in the data presented, e.g. data excluded due to incomplete or inconsistent information.
Report header contains the:
- title of selected report
- reporting period to which the trade relates. For entitlements on issue reports, this date represents the currency of the data (as at date)
- report rating which shows the completeness of a report based on the data provided
- last updated date which indicates when the report data was last refreshed.
Footnote link navigates you to the footnotes at the bottom of the report. If a report is very long you may not be able to see the footnotes on your screen when you first view the report.
Copyright link navigates you to a separate page containing the legislation and policies regarding the use and ownership of report information, including the list of suppliers that provided data for the reports.
Report details contains the main report data.
The report detail structure varies depending on the type of report selected.
Report footnotes contain supporting information for the report displayed, including issues or exceptions in the data presented, e.g. data excluded due to incomplete or inconsistent information.
The structure of the report details varies depending on the type of report you have selected:
- For the national summary reports, information is aggregated by state and territory.
- For the state and territory reports, information is aggregated by:
- product – grouped by characteristics of the product, such as the entitlement type, water resource type and reliability. The products vary for each state and territory, as described in the water rights page, and
- location – grouped logically in a hierarchical format. The locations and number of hierarchy levels reported vary for each state and territory, as listed in report terminology - location.
Report rating
The report rating shows the completeness of a report based on the data which was provided to the Bureau of Meteorology from the data suppliers in each state and territory for the purpose of compiling these reports. The ratings are derived based on exceptions highlighted in the report footnotes following the analysis of the data supplied. An exception is a gap, inaccuracy or inconsistency in the data. The following report ratings are in use:
| Rating | Description | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Report complete | No exceptions in report footnote |
| Good | Majority of data available | < 4 exceptions in report footnote and <=10% total data excluded |
| Average | Some data missing | < 9 exceptions in report footnote and <=30% total data excluded |
| Poor | Considerable data missing | < 15 exceptions in report footnote and <=50% total data excluded |
| Incomplete | Majority of data missing | >= 15 exceptions in report footnote or >50% total data excluded or status cannot be determined |
Report terminology
In order to provide consistency across all states and territories, national water market terminology is generally used in these reports. The information presented in the state and territory report details, however, is jurisdiction specific.
For more information see the Trading terminology table.