Most of our member agencies hold data on the physical environment – including energy, water and other natural resources, agriculture and farms, and biodiversity. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides access to integrated business and person level data. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment department co-ordinate the unit.
PEAN was formed in 2017 as a data analytical unit under the Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA) program. This whole-of-government program aims to maximise the use and value of the Australian Government’s data assets. The program includes other components, including other data analytical units, all of which report to the DIPA Program Management Office in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to their elders both past and present.