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title: Australian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment open data
resource: https://publicdata.au/cth/department-of-sustainability-and-environment/
jurisdiction: Australian Government
catalogue_read: 2026-09-28
not_endorsed: true
---

# Australian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment open data

Department of Sustainability and Environment lists 4 datasets on data.gov.au. 4 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.

## On the portals

- [Melbourne Water Use by Postcode](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/melbourne-water-use-by-postcode) (CSV; CC-BY-3.0-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Recreational Fishing Spots](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/recreational-fishing-spots) (CSV; CC-BY-3.0-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Urban Water Restrictions (Victoria)](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/urban-water-restrictions-victoria) (CSV; CC-BY-3.0-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Water consumption in Melbourne](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/water-consumption-in-melbourne) (CSV; CC-BY-3.0-AU; updated 2023-08-11)

Full list: https://publicdata.au/cth/department-of-sustainability-and-environment/catalogue.json