--- title: Registered deaths by method of disposal each month, New South Wales resource: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/ publisher: NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-10-02 rows: 141 fields: 5 source: https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/942a99e0-d72d-4726-bf86-aa7b58323a36/resource/ca7ae52a-b1ef-40d2-b6d6-41281dbf89bf/download/disposalmethodsbymonthfrom2015.csv source_sha256: 91a3653af012f4fc62da7861971f941617c6491315da5c96b0aa371ec6acff54 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Registered deaths by method of disposal each month, New South Wales The number of registered deaths in New South Wales each month since January 2015 by whether the body was cremated, buried or disposed of another way. Updated monthly. Published by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages has not endorsed this site. Also called: NSW cremation statistics, NSW burial statistics by month, Disposal methods of deceased people NSW. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.csv (3.9 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.xlsx (12 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.json (13 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.parquet (7.3 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.sqlite (29 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.duckdb (100 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.ndjson (13 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.arrow (6.2 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.csv.gz (1.4 KB) Pinned version 2026-10-02: `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/rows?year=eq.2026&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/aggregate?group=month&metric=sum.cremated&year=eq.2026 Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `year` | integer | Year | | | `month` | string | Month | | | `cremated` | integer | Cremated | | | `buried` | integer | Buried | | | `other_method` | integer | Other Method | | Key: `year, month`. ## Versions - 2026-10-02: 141 rows, 5 fields, sha256 91a3653af012. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/history.tar.zst ## Part of Monthly registrations, NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages - [Births, deaths and marriages registered each month, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-registrations-monthly/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Birth, death and marriage registrations by month, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-bdm-registrations/) (ACT) - [Registrable life events by financial year, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-registered-events-by-financial-year/) (Vic) - [Deaths registered per month, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-deaths-registered-by-month/) (Vic) - [Marriages registered per month, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-marriages-registered-by-month/) (Vic) - [Births, deaths and marriages registered by calendar year, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-registered-events-by-calendar-year/) (Vic) - [Births registered by mother's postcode, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-births-by-mothers-postcode/) (Qld) - [Births registered by month, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-births-by-month/) (Qld) - [Deaths registered by suburb, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-deaths-by-suburb/) (Qld) - [Deaths registered by residential postcode and quarter, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-deaths-by-postcode-and-quarter/) (Qld) - [Deaths registered by month, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-deaths-by-month/) (Qld) - [Registered births by age of mother and nuptiality, Australia, 1975 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-births-by-age-of-mother/) (Cth) - [Registered births by age of father and nuptiality, Australia, 1975 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-births-by-age-of-father/) (Cth) ## Attribution and citation NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW Government, BDM Data - Monthly Data, sourced 3 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/bdm-data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW Government, BDM Data - Monthly Data, sourced 3 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/bdm-data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/ Harvard: NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (2026) Registered deaths by method of disposal each month, New South Wales, version 2026-10-02 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/ Markdown: Data: [Monthly registrations, NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages](https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/bdm-data), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Registered deaths by method of disposal each month as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Registered deaths by method of disposal each month in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 141 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly/v/2026-10-02/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Registered deaths by method of disposal each month cover? The current version covers 2015 to 2025. Each release from NSW BDM becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Registered deaths by method of disposal each month updated? NSW BDM releases it monthly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Registered deaths by method of disposal each month commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Registered deaths by method of disposal each month? No. The publisher is NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, and its page is https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/bdm-data. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What is in each row? One month since January 2015, with the number of registered deaths in which the body was cremated, buried or disposed of another way. ### What does other method cover? The Registry counts repatriation, body donation, alkaline hydrolysis and bodies not recovered as other methods. ### Are these the deaths that happened in the month? No. They are the deaths the Registry registered in the month, which can be later than the death. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/nsw-bdm-disposal-methods-monthly.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.