Welcome to the
Australian Food Atlas
An interactive tool to map, measure and monitor food access
About the Atlas
The Australian Food Atlas is a groundbreaking tool that maps, measures and monitors food access in communities across the nation.
Utilising cutting-edge data and visualisation techniques, the Atlas provides invaluable insights into food availability and accessibility. Unlike other tools that rely on web-scraped data, the Atlas draws on official food business registration records – ensuring every outlet is captured and classified with an evidence-based nutrition framework.
The result is Australia’s most reliable and comprehensive resource to inform policy, guide interventions and foster collaboration for healthier food environments.
Who is it for?
Governments
Utilise evidence-based data for healthy
food policy development.
Public Health Agencies
Gain insights to inform public health
planning and initiatives.
Benefits
The Australian Food Atlas enables users to:
Generate local evidence
Support health initiatives
with data-driven insights.
Monitor trends
Track changes over time to
aid strategic planning.
Target interventions
Test and measure policy
effectiveness tailored to
local needs.
Foster collaborations
Build partnerships focused
on improving food access.
Key Features
Leverage the Atlas to:
Visualise locations
Pinpoint precise food retail and food service businesses by area.
Analyse patterns
Use heat maps to analyse spatial patterns of food access and identify service hotspots and deserts.
Access summary metrics
Explore indicators of food environments at specific times and places
Compare and rank
Evaluate disparities in healthy and unhealthy food access.
