--- title: Rest areas, New South Wales resource: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/ publisher: Transport for NSW licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-09-14 rows: 869 fields: 55 source: https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/37a56f96-feb7-49c4-9a7d-06957ccf7368/resource/6f2bcede-9d55-4315-b609-dffa30510894/download/rest-areas-csv-format.csv source_sha256: 4d7c7bcb9c93676c88313f65487cafb46fa76126725ab1d91a985ef2d875f87b language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Rest areas, New South Wales The rest areas on New South Wales roads, with each site's category, vehicle access, status, location and facilities, from Transport for NSW. Published by Transport for NSW under CC BY 4.0. National Digital converted the publisher's file to other formats. It renamed and typed the columns and kept only those the schema lists. National Digital made these changes, and the publisher is not responsible for them. Transport for NSW has not endorsed this site. Also called: NSW Rest Areas, Rest stops in New South Wales, NSW highway rest areas list, Truck rest areas NSW. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.csv (279 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.xlsx (134 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.json (1.2 MB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.geojson (1.3 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.parquet (68 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.sqlite (299 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.duckdb - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.gpkg (389 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.geo.parquet (69 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.ndjson (1.2 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.csv.gz (49 KB) Pinned version 2026-09-14: `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/data.`. Dated versions keep their content. ## 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-rest-areas/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-rest-areas/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-rest-areas/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-rest-areas/aggregate?group=category&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 that `like` and `ilike` ignore case in the ASCII letters A to Z. 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. When absent, rows come in the order of the file they are read from. For the newest versions that is the version's own data.parquet, which keeps the publisher's order unless the dataset sorted it. Any other version is read from the Parquet file the answer names in `file`, and when that file is sorted the answer names its sort in `order`, which ties follow too. - `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 version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer from that version alone. Every version with a table can be queried, and `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists them. A query on a version the database does not hold is read from its Parquet file, and one that would read too much of it is refused with DuckDB SQL that answers it from the file. 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-rest-areas/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `rest_area_number` | string | rest_area_number | | | `rest_area_name` | string | rest_area_name | | | `road_name` | string | road_name | | | `road_number` | string | road_number | | | `suburb` | string | suburb | | | `lga` | string | lga | | | `region` | string | region | | | `responsible_authority` | string | responsible_authority | | | `category` | string | category | | | `vehicle_type` | string | vehicle_type | | | `site_status` | string | site_status | | | `side_of_road` | string | side_of_road | | | `access_direction` | string | access_direction | | | `access_direction_cardinal` | string | access_direction_cardinal | | | `carriageway_configuration` | string | carriageway_configuration | | | `distance_from` | string | distance_from | | | `latitude` | number | latitude | | | `longitude` | number | longitude | | | `toilets` | integer | toilets | The number of toilets at the site. | | `disabled_toilet` | boolean | disabled_toilet | | | `shelter` | boolean | shelter | | | `bbq` | boolean | bbq | | | `picnic_table` | boolean | picnic_table | | | `litter_bins` | boolean | litter_bins | | | `playground` | boolean | playground | | | `driver_reviver` | boolean | driver_reviver | | | `food_available` | boolean | food_available | | | `fuel_available` | boolean | fuel_available | | | `description` | string | description | | | `construction_date` | string | construction_date | | | `carriageway_code` | string | carriageway_code | | | `light_vehicle_parking_capacity` | string | light_vehicle_parking_capacity | | | `light_vehicles_parking_type` | string | light_vehicles_parking_type | | | `heavy_vehicle_parking_capacity` | string | heavy_vehicle_parking_capacity | | | `heavy_vehicles_parking_type` | string | heavy_vehicles_parking_type | | | `entry_taper` | string | entry_taper | | | `exit_taper` | string | exit_taper | | | `lighting` | string | lighting | | | `water_supply_type` | string | water_supply_type | | | `separated_parking_areas_light_heavy` | boolean | separated_parking_areas_light_heavy | | | `shade` | boolean | shade | | | `sign_non_potable` | boolean | sign_non_potable | | | `power_outlets` | boolean | power_outlets | | | `emergency_phones` | boolean | emergency_phones | | | `accessible` | boolean | accessible | | | `tree_shading` | boolean | tree_shading | | | `tourist_information` | boolean | tourist_information | | | `sports_ground` | boolean | sports_ground | | | `baby_change_facilities` | boolean | baby_change_facilities | | | `lookout` | boolean | lookout | | | `caravan_disposal` | boolean | caravan_disposal | | | `power_supply` | boolean | power_supply | | | `boat_ramp` | boolean | boat_ramp | | | `pets_allowed` | boolean | pets_allowed | | | `last_updated` | date | last_updated | | Key: `rest_area_number`. ## Versions - 2026-09-14: 869 rows, 55 fields, sha256 4d7c7bcb9c93. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [State maintained rest areas, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-rest-areas-state-maintained/) (SA) - [Roadside stops on state roads, Tasmania](https://publicdata.au/d/tas-roadside-stops/) (Tas) - [Road stopping places on state roads, Western Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/wa-road-stopping-places/) (WA) - [Translink origin-destination trips, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-translink-origin-destination-trips/) (Qld) - [Factors in road crashes, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-road-crash-factors/) (Qld) - [Translink patronage by mode, South East Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-translink-patronage-seq/) (Qld) - [Translink customer service complaints per 10,000 trips](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-translink-complaints/) (Qld) - [Translink passenger fines and warnings](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-translink-fines-warnings/) (Qld) - [Translink passenger injuries per 10,000 trips](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-translink-passenger-injuries/) (Qld) - [Driver's licences by postcode, age and sex, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-drivers-licences-by-postcode/) (SA) - [Parking offences and fines, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-parking-offences/) (ACT) - [Interstate and overseas driver licences transferred to the ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-licences-transferred-to-act/) (ACT) ## Attribution and citation Transport for NSW, NSW Government, NSW Rest Areas, sourced 19 October 2026, https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-rest-areas, 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 for NSW, NSW Government, NSW Rest Areas, sourced 19 October 2026, https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-rest-areas, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/ Harvard: Transport for NSW (2026) Rest areas, New South Wales, version 2026-09-14 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 19 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/ Markdown: Data: [Rest areas, New South Wales](https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/datalicence), Transport for NSW, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 19 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Rest areas as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Rest areas in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 869 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-rest-areas/v/2026-09-14/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Rest areas updated? TfNSW releases it as rest areas change. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Rest areas 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 Rest areas? No. The publisher is Transport for NSW, and its page is https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/datalicence. National Digital converted the publisher's file to other formats. It renamed and typed the columns and kept only those the schema lists. National Digital made these changes, and the publisher is not responsible for them. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What coordinate system does Rest areas use? Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees as published. The publisher does not name the datum; WGS84 and GDA2020 differ by under 2 metres. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### What is in each row? One rest area in New South Wales, with its rest area number, name, road, suburb, local government area and region, its category and the vehicles it takes, its status, its latitude and longitude, the number of toilets and the facilities the publisher records there. ### Who manages these rest areas? The list covers rest areas managed by Transport for NSW and by other authorities, including local councils and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The responsible authority column names the manager of each site. Inspection bays that Transport for NSW manages are not included. ### Why are some facility columns blank? The publisher writes `TRUE` where a site has a facility and leaves the cell blank otherwise. It never writes false, so a blank here is null and means the file does not say. ## 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-rest-areas.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/nsw-rest-areas.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.