Figure 1.1 Natural increase and net migration in NSW, 1971–72 to 2010–11
Figure 1.2 Age-sex structure of the NSW population, 1996 and 2011
Figure 1.3 Trends in travel by Sydney residents on an average weekday, compared with key NSW statistics, 1999–2000 to 2009–10
Figure 1.4 Percentage of trips by purpose and mode on an average weekday, Sydney, 1999–2000 and 2009–10
Figure 1.5 Proportion of journeys to work by public transport to various CBDs in the Sydney–Newcastle–Wollongong area, 1999–2000 to 2009–10
Figure 1.6 Patronage of Sydney Buses and CityRail, 1980–81 to 2010–11
Figure 1.7 Domestic freight transport by mode in NSW, 1990–91 to 2008–09
Figure 1.8 Non-vehicle noise incident reports to Environment Line, 2002–03 to 2010–11
Figure 1.9 Greenhouse gas concentrations from ice cores (Law Dome, Antarctica) and direct measurement (Cape Grim, Tasmania), AD 1–2012
Figure 1.10 Australasian September–January mean temperature reconstruction, AD 1000–2001
Figure 1.11 Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries, based on consumption of goods and services, 2008
Figure 1.12 NSW greenhouse gas emissions components, 1989–90 to 2009–10
Figure 1.13 NSW greenhouse gas emissions by end use sector, 2009–10
Figure 1.14 Trends in NSW energy use, compared with key NSW statistics, 1960–2010
Figure 1.15 Waste disposal rates by waste stream and waste disposal per person, SMA and ERA, 2000 to 2010–11
Figure 1.16 Annual kerbside collections for dry recyclables, SMA and ERA, 2000–01 to 2010–11
Figure 1.17 Demand for potable water, Sydney Water (1996 to 2011) and Hunter Water (2002–03 to 2010–11)
Figure 1.18 Average annual per-property residential water consumption by LWU
Figure 1.19 Average annual residential water supply vs residential water costs
Figure 1.20 Final energy consumption by sector in NSW and the ACT, 1973–74 to 2010–11
Figure 1.21 Final energy consumption in NSW and the ACT by fuel and sector, 2010–11
Figure 1.22 Actual growth and forecast trends in electricity generation in NSW under various growth scenarios
Figure 1.23 NSW consumption of electricity from renewable sources, 2000–01 to 2009–10
Figure 1.24 Residential electricity consumption in NSW and the ACT, 1994–95 to 2010–11
Figure 1.25 Environmental issues 'most important' to NSW respondents, 2006 and 2009 Who Cares? surveys
Figure 1.26 Energy intensity of NSW production indexed to 1990
Figure 2.1 Exceedences of the AAQ NEPM standards for ozone in the GMR2, 1994–2011
Figure 2.2 Annual maximum 1-hour-average and 4-hour-average concentrations for ozone in the GMR2, 1994–2011
Figure 2.3 Long-term trend of daily maximum 1-hour-average and 4-hour-average concentrations for ozone in the Sydney Region, 1994–2010
Figure 2.4 Exceedences of the AAQ NEPM standard for particles (PM10) in the GMR2, 1994–2011
Figure 2.5 Seasonal distribution of PM10 exceedence days in the GMR2, 1994–2011
Figure 2.6 Exceedences of the AAQ NEPM standard for particles (PM10) in NSW rural cities, 2002–11
Figure 2.7 Annual maximum 24-hour-average concentrations for particles (PM10) in the GMR2 and NSW rural cities, 1994–2011
Figure 2.8 Seasonal distribution of PM10 exceedence days in NSW rural cities, 2002–11
Figure 2.9 Annual maximum 24-hour-average concentrations for particles (PM2.5) in the GMR2, 1996–2011
Figure 2.10 Trends in emissions in the Sydney region, compared with key NSW statistics
Figure 2.11 Trends in emissions in the GMR3, compared with key NSW statistics
Figure 2.12 Detailed anthropogenic sources of NOx, VOCs and PM10, Sydney region, 2008
Figure 2.13 Air quality management cycle
Figure 3.1 Proportion of soil monitoring sites within each soil health indicator category
Figure 3.2 Projected increases in global population and chemical production
Figure 4.1 Water consumption in NSW by sector, 2000–01, 2004–05 and 2008–09
Figure 4.2 Water diverted by licensed users in major NSW regulated valleys, 1999–2000 to 2010–11
Figure 4.3 Diversions and water remaining after extraction in the major NSW regulated valleys, 1999–2000 to 2010–11
Figure 4.4 Hypothetical flow duration curve showing the potential effect of major dams on natural river flows
Figure 4.5 Estimated number of waterbirds, wetland area and breeding in eastern Australia, 1983–2011
Figure 4.6 Annual levels of groundwater extraction from metered aquifers in NSW and the major inland alluvial aquifers, 2001–02 to 2010–11
Figure 4.7 Groundwater hydrograph for a monitoring bore in the Lower Murrumbidgee deep groundwater source (GW036358)
Figure 4.8 Entitlements to groundwater under water sharing plans
Figure 4.9 Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra beach and estuary monitoring sites graded as having low levels of faecal contamination, 1998–99 to 2010–11
Figure 4.10 Sampling days when chlorophyll-a levels indicate an algal bloom, 1998–2011
Figure 4.11 Changes in biota covering rocky reefs
Figure 4.12 Licensed discharges to NSW open marine waters and estuaries, 2000–01 to 2009–10
Figure 4.13 Water quality sampling from selected NSW estuaries, 2005–08 and 2008–11
Figure 4.14 Change in macrophyte distribution
Figure 4.15 Level of catchment disturbance (vegetation clearing) in NSW estuaries
Figure 4.16 Modelled loads of total suspended solids and nutrients to NSW estuaries
Figure 4.17 Levels of disturbance to riparian vegetation and waterways in NSW estuaries
Figure 5.1 Long-term loss of distribution for native mammals and birds
Figure 5.2 Changes in total listings of threatened species and ecological communities, 1995–2011
Figure 5.3 Changes in the number of vertebrate species not listed as threatened under the TSC Act, 1995–2011
Figure 5.4 Number of breeding pairs of Gould's petrel, 1989–2010
Figure 5.5 Woody vegetation change in NSW, 1988–1990 to 2010–2011
Figure 5.6 Area and percentage of each marine park zone in force in NSW bioregions
Figure 5.7 Strategies for managing new, emerging and widespread pests and weeds in NSW
Figure 5.8 Predicted changes in fire frequency and magnitude