--- title: Public barbecues, ACT resource: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/ publisher: Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-03-08 rows: 345 fields: 20 source: https://www.data.act.gov.au/resource/qxhv-bxbv.geojson?$limit=50000&$order=:id source_sha256: 5898d7533df906132f44bc6d9645a6443273516f60ab92f61a3efbaf0b1229df language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Public barbecues, ACT Every public barbecue the ACT Government owns or manages, one row per barbecue with its park, type, hotplates, suburb and coordinates. Published by Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate has not endorsed this site. Also called: ACTGOV Barbecue Assets, Canberra free BBQ locations, ACT park barbecues map. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.csv (124 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.xlsx (55 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.json (221 KB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.geojson (258 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.parquet (33 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.sqlite (156 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.gpkg (209 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.geo.parquet (34 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.ndjson (220 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.arrow (40 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.csv.gz (23 KB) Pinned version 2026-03-08: `https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/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/act-barbecues/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-barbecues/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-barbecues/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-barbecues/aggregate?group=asset_sub_type&metric=count 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/act-barbecues/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `objectid` | integer | objectid | | | `asset_type` | string | asset_type | | | `asset_sub_type` | string | asset_sub_type | Electric, gas or wood, as the publisher records it. | | `asset_id` | string | asset_id | | | `asset_name` | string | asset_name | | | `location` | string | location | | | `make` | string | make | | | `hotplate_combination` | string | hotplate_combination | | | `hotplate_material` | string | hotplate_material | | | `unit_numbers` | string | unit_numbers | | | `tap_at_bbq` | integer | tap_at_bbq | 1 where the publisher records a tap at the barbecue. | | `bench_type` | string | bench_type | | | `door_type` | string | door_type | | | `suburb` | string | suburb | | | `address` | string | address | | | `ownership` | string | ownership | | | `maintained_by` | string | maintained_by | | | `globalid` | string | globalid | | | `longitude` | number | (longitude) | | | `latitude` | number | (latitude) | | Key: `asset_id`. ## Versions - 2026-03-08: 345 rows, 20 fields, sha256 5898d7533df9. https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Park barbecue locations, Brisbane](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-brisbane-park-barbecues/) (Qld) - [Public barbecues in the Adelaide Park Lands and city](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-adelaide-city-barbecues/) (Local) - [Police stations, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-police-stations/) (ACT) - [Traffic camera locations, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-traffic-camera-locations/) (ACT) - [2003 Canberra bushfire burn area and property damage](https://publicdata.au/d/act-2003-bushfire/) (ACT) - [Mobile phone detection camera sites, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-mobile-distraction-camera-locations/) (ACT) - [Public libraries directory, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-libraries-directory/) (Qld) - [Dog off-leash areas, Brisbane](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-brisbane-dog-off-leash-areas/) (Qld) - [Public libraries in Western Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/) (WA) - [State electorate boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025/) (Cth) - [Commonwealth Heritage List places, boundaries, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-commonwealth-heritage-list-places/) (Cth) - [Federal electorate boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025/) (Cth) ## Attribution and citation Transport Canberra and City Services, ACT Government, ACTGOV Barbecue Assets, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/qxhv-bxbv, accessed 3 October 2026, 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: Transport Canberra and City Services, ACT Government, ACTGOV Barbecue Assets, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/qxhv-bxbv, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/ Harvard: Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (2026) Public barbecues, ACT, version 2026-03-08 [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/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/ Markdown: Data: [Public barbecues, ACT](https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/qxhv-bxbv), Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Public barbecues as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Public barbecues in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 345 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/act-barbecues/v/2026-03-08/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Public barbecues updated? TCCS releases it monthly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Public barbecues 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 Public barbecues? No. The publisher is Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, and its page is https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/qxhv-bxbv. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.geojson with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What coordinate system does Public barbecues use? Longitude and latitude in decimal degrees from the portal's GeoJSON export, which is WGS84. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### What is in each row? One public barbecue owned or managed by the ACT Government, with its asset identifier and name, the park or place it is in, whether it is electric, gas or wood, its hotplates, bench and door type, whether there is a tap, the suburb and address, the owner and maintainer, and its coordinates. ### Does it list every barbecue in Canberra? No. The publisher lists the barbecues that City Services or another part of Transport Canberra and City Services owns or manages. Barbecues run privately, by other directorates or by the Federal Government may not be included. ### Where is the publisher's file? The portal serves the layer as a table with each point as text. This site reads the portal's GeoJSON export of the same rows, ordered by the portal's row identifier, and keeps that file as the source of every version. ## 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.geojson`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/act-barbecues.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/act-barbecues.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.