GET
Risk Factors
https://www.microburbs.com.au/report_generator/api/suburb/risk
Retrieves information about various risk factors that affect a specified suburb, including environmental hazards (bushfire, flood) and social factors (public housing density).
Important: The suburb parameter must use the official naming convention.
You can retrieve the official name for a suburb from the List Suburbs API Endpoint.
You can retrieve the official name for a suburb from the List Suburbs API Endpoint.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| suburb | text | Required | The name of the suburb |
| geojson | boolean | Optional | Set to 'true' to include geometric shape data of risk areas (default: false) |
Response Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| results | array | Array of risk factors affecting the suburb |
| results[].area_level | string | Geographical level (e.g., 'suburb') |
| results[].area_name | string | Name of the suburb |
| results[].name | string | Type of risk factor (e.g., 'Bushfire Prone Area', 'Flood Prone Area', 'Public Housing') |
| results[].value | string | Risk value or percentage (for Public Housing, represents proportion of properties; may be empty for environmental risks) |
| results[].geometry | object | GeoJSON geometry data of the risk area (only included when geojson=true) |
Request Examples
cURL
Python
JavaScript
curl -X GET "https://www.microburbs.com.au/report_generator/api/suburb/risk?suburb=Belmont%20North" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
Response Example
Response
{
"results": [
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Bushfire Prone Area",
"value": ""
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Flood Prone Area",
"value": ""
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Heritage",
"value": ""
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "36.9%"
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "2.2%"
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "6.2%"
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "28.7%"
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "15.7%"
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "2.5%"
},
{
"area_level": "suburb",
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"name": "Public Housing",
"value": "6.3%"
}
]
}