Traffic count stations, New South Wales
liveThe Road Traffic Counts Station Reference table from Transport for NSW's NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts dataset, as the publisher exports it from its traffic volume API. Each row is one counting station with its road and intersection, road classifications, region, council area, suburb and postcode, device type and flags for permanent and classifying stations, Lambert coordinates and WGS84 latitude and longitude, and the date the record was updated.
Also called: NSW traffic counting stations, TfNSW traffic counter sites, NSW road traffic count station reference.
Part of NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts, 2 tables the publisher releases together: Yearly traffic counts by station, New South Wales.
- What is in each row?
- One traffic counting station, with its station key and ID, its road, nearest intersection, road hierarchy and classification, council area and suburb, the counting device, whether it is a permanent station or classifies vehicles, its quality rating and its latitude and longitude.
- How do I get the counts for a station?
- The yearly traffic counts are in the other table of this collection, keyed by the same station key.
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Then ask it: What does Traffic count stations, New South Wales hold, and what changed in the newest version?
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Query APIFilter and count from a URLaggregate?group=rms_region&metric=count
Stations by region: 522 Sydney, 358 South West, 253 Hunter, 225 Southern.
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Pick a format and a version. Excel is picked first because it opens in the tools most offices have. The URL is yours to keep. A dated version never changes.
In your own tools
Use it in Excel, R, Python and more
Excel and Power BI read the CSV from its address and refresh from it. The R and Python packages take any dataset on this site by its slug, so a new dataset needs no new release. The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS, and a query reads only the blocks it touches.
The dated URL in the code never changes. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/ redirects to the newest version.
https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.csvIn Excel choose Data, then From Web, and paste this address. Excel keeps it, so Refresh All reads the newest version. A sheet holds about a million rows; past that, load the query to the Data Model.
https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.csvIn Power BI Desktop choose Get data, then Web, paste this address and choose Anonymous when asked how to sign in. A scheduled refresh reads the same address, so the report follows each new version.
library(publicdataau)
df <- pd_read("nsw-traffic-count-stations")
pd_attribution(df)install.packages("publicdataau"). pd_read() fetches the version's Parquet file; pd_rows() and pd_aggregate() ask the query API instead, and pd_connect() attaches the DuckDB file.
import publicdata_au as pd_au
df = pd_au.read("nsw-traffic-count-stations")
df.attrs["publicdata"]["attribution"]pip install "publicdata-au[pandas]". read() fetches the version's Parquet file; rows() and aggregate() ask the query API, and connect() attaches the DuckDB file.
INSTALL httpfs; LOAD httpfs;
ATTACH 'https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/data.duckdb' AS nsw_traffic_count_stations (READ_ONLY);
SELECT station_key, count(*) FROM nsw_traffic_count_stations.records GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2 DESC;The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS and only the blocks a query touches are read. Parquet works the same way: FROM read_parquet(url).
const res = await fetch("https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-traffic-count-stations/aggregate?group=rms_region&metric=count");
const { rows, publicdata } = await res.json();
console.log(rows, publicdata.attribution);The query API answers a page on any site as well as Node, with no key. It returns the rows and the attribution the licence asks for.
What is in it
Column names are made snake_case and the publisher's original header is kept beside each one. Blank cells are null. Nothing is added, removed, ranked or summarised.
| Field | Type | Publisher's header | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| station_key | integer | station_key | |
| station_id | string | station_id | |
| name | string | name | |
| road_name | string | road_name | |
| full_name | string | full_name | |
| common_road_name | string | common_road_name | |
| secondary_name | string | secondary_name | |
| road_name_base | string | road_name_base | |
| road_name_type | string | road_name_type | |
| intersection | string | intersection | |
| distance_to_intersection | integer | distance_to_intersection | |
| road_number | string | road_number | |
| link_number | string | link_number | |
| mab_way_type | string | mab_way_type | |
| mab_way_number | string | mab_way_number | |
| mab_identifier | string | mab_identifier | |
| road_functional_hierarchy | string | road_functional_hierarchy | |
| road_on_type | string | road_on_type | |
| lane_count | string | lane_count | |
| road_classification_type | string | road_classification_type | |
| road_classification_admin | string | road_classification_admin | |
| rms_region | string | rms_region | |
| lga | string | lga | |
| suburb | string | suburb | |
| post_code | string | post_code | |
| device_type | string | device_type | |
| heavy_vehicle_checking_station | boolean | heavy_vehicle_checking_station | |
| permanent_station | integer | permanent_station | 1 for a permanent counting station, 0 otherwise, as published. |
| vehicle_classifier | integer | vehicle_classifier | 1 where the station classifies vehicles, 0 otherwise, as published. |
| lambert_easting | integer | lambert_easting | |
| lambert_northing | number | lambert_northing | |
| wgs84_latitude | number | wgs84_latitude | |
| wgs84_longitude | number | wgs84_longitude | |
| direction_seq | integer | direction_seq | |
| quality_rating | integer | quality_rating | |
| updated_on | string | updated_on |
Download this table as a data dictionary (Excel), or read it as a Frictionless Table Schema at schema.json. The key is station_key.
The first 10 rows
From the latest version, in the publisher's order, with every field. A blank cell is shown as null.
| station_key | station_id | name | road_name | full_name | common_road_name | secondary_name | road_name_base | road_name_type | intersection | distance_to_intersection | road_number | link_number | mab_way_type | mab_way_number | mab_identifier | road_functional_hierarchy | road_on_type | lane_count | road_classification_type | road_classification_admin | rms_region | lga | suburb | post_code | device_type | heavy_vehicle_checking_station | permanent_station | vehicle_classifier | lambert_easting | lambert_northing | wgs84_latitude | wgs84_longitude | direction_seq | quality_rating | updated_on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15828002 | 7211 | Lily Lane | Lily Lane | Lily Lane, South of Fern Circuit | Lily Lane | South of Fern Circuit | Lily | Lane | Fern Circuit | 40 | -10 | -10 | null | null | null | Local Road | OnGround | OneLane | Lane | Local | Hunter | Newcastle | Adamstown | 2289 | Tirtl | false | 1 | 1 | 9740191 | 4524353.5 | -32.940571 | 151.71312 | 7 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 58612 | 97340 | Oxley Avenue | Oxley Avenue | Oxley Avenue, North of High Street | Oxley Avenue | North of High Street | Oxley | Avenue | High Street | 60 | 0000080 | 0340 | null | null | null | Arterial Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Avenue | Regional | South West | Carrathool | Hillston | 2675 | Trafficorder Tube Axlepair Counter | false | 0 | 0 | 9163953 | 4473475.5 | -33.480766 | 145.534805 | 9 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 56692 | 19035 | Sydenham Road | Sydenham Road | Sydenham Road, West of Victoria Road | Sydenham Road | West of Victoria Road | Sydenham | Road | Victoria Road | 20 | 0000664 | 0070 | null | null | null | Arterial Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Road | State | Sydney | Marrickville | Marrickville | 2204 | Trafficorder Tube Axlepair Counter | false | 0 | 0 | 9684475 | 4419245 | -33.90963 | 151.162048 | 10 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 58856 | 99931 | Castlereagh Highway | Castlereagh Highway | Castlereagh Highway, South of Abattoirs Road | Castlereagh Highway | South of Abattoirs Road | Castlereagh | Highway | Abattoirs Road | 110 | 0000018 | 1180 | B | 55 | B55 | Primary Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Highway | State | Western | Mid-Western Regional | Menah | 2850 | Trafficorder Dual Tube Classifier | false | 0 | 1 | 9539223 | 4573615.5 | -32.559254 | 149.549698 | 9 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 56098 | 05622 | Hanbury Street | Hanbury Street | Hanbury Street, East of Waratah Street | Hanbury Street | East of Waratah Street | Hanbury | Street | Waratah Street | 20 | 0000326 | 0130 | B | 63 | B63 | Arterial Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Street | State | Hunter | Newcastle | Mayfield | 2304 | Trafficorder Tube Axlepair Counter | false | 0 | 0 | 9742526 | 4528977 | -32.897934 | 151.73584 | 9 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 58444 | 96186 | Mitchell Highway | Mitchell Highway | Mitchell Highway, North of Darling Street | Mitchell Highway | North of Darling Street | Mitchell | Highway | Darling Street | 1360 | 0000007 | 1230 | B | 71 | B71 | Primary Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Highway | State | Western | Bourke | North Bourke | 2840 | Trafficorder Dual Tube Classifier | false | 0 | 0 | 9199954 | 4855579 | -30.037298 | 145.963333 | 9 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 57257 | 66249 | Fairfield Street | Fairfield Street | Fairfield Street, East of Cockburn Crescent | Fairfield.fairfield St, Fairfield | East of Cockburn Crescent | Fairfield | Street | Cockburn Crescent | 30 | 0007232 | 0020 | null | null | null | Distributor Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Street | Regional | Sydney | Fairfield | Fairfield East | 2165 | Tirtl | false | 1 | 1 | 9666310 | 4424422 | -33.869324 | 150.963486 | 10 | 4 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 58363 | 95608 | Pine Avenue | Pine Avenue | Pine Avenue, East of Maple Street | Pine Avenue | East of Maple Street | Pine | Avenue | Maple Street | 90 | 0000080 | 0090 | null | null | null | Arterial Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Avenue | State | South West | Leeton | Leeton | 2705 | Trafficorder Tube Axlepair Counter | false | 0 | 0 | 9245405 | 4355588.5 | -34.551659 | 146.404755 | 10 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 58624 | 97442 | Whitton Darlington Point Road | Whitton Darlington Point Road | Whitton Darlington Point Road, East of Narrand Street | Whitton Darlington Point Road | East of Narrand Street | Whitton Darlington Point | Road | Narrand Street | 590 | 0000539 | 0040 | null | null | null | Arterial Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Road | Regional | South West | Murrumbidgee | Darlington Point | 2706 | Trafficorder Tube Axlepair Counter | false | 0 | 1 | 9210092 | 4353866.5 | -34.564789 | 146.019592 | 10 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
| 58073 | 94093 | Cunningar Road | Cunningar Road | Cunningar Road, West of Lachlan Valley Way | Cunningar Road | West of Lachlan Valley Way | Cunningar | Road | Lachlan Valley Way | 910 | 0000380 | 0010 | null | null | null | Arterial Road | OnGround | TwoOrMoreLanes | Road | Regional | South West | Boorowa | Boorowa | 2586 | Trafficorder Tube Axlepair Counter | false | 0 | 1 | 9455610 | 4364019.5 | -34.465618 | 148.694977 | 10 | 5 | 2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00 |
The first row as JSON
As it appears in data.json.
GET https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.json
{
"station_key": 15828002,
"station_id": "7211",
"name": "Lily Lane",
"road_name": "Lily Lane",
"full_name": "Lily Lane, South of Fern Circuit",
"common_road_name": "Lily Lane",
"secondary_name": "South of Fern Circuit",
"road_name_base": "Lily",
"road_name_type": "Lane",
"intersection": "Fern Circuit",
"distance_to_intersection": 40,
"road_number": "-10",
"link_number": "-10",
"mab_way_type": null,
"mab_way_number": null,
"mab_identifier": null,
"road_functional_hierarchy": "Local Road",
"road_on_type": "OnGround",
"lane_count": "OneLane",
"road_classification_type": "Lane",
"road_classification_admin": "Local",
"rms_region": "Hunter",
"lga": "Newcastle",
"suburb": "Adamstown",
"post_code": "2289",
"device_type": "Tirtl",
"heavy_vehicle_checking_station": false,
"permanent_station": 1,
"vehicle_classifier": 1,
"lambert_easting": 9740191,
"lambert_northing": 4524353.5,
"wgs84_latitude": -32.940571,
"wgs84_longitude": 151.71312,
"direction_seq": 7,
"quality_rating": 5,
"updated_on": "2018-06-12 02:48:41.978017+00"
}
Query it without downloading
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. Build a query here and run it, then copy the URL or the code into your own work.
How filters work
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.
| Operator | What it matches |
|---|---|
| eq.value | Equal to the value. |
| neq.value | Not equal to the value. A blank cell does not match. |
| gt.value | Greater than the value. |
| gte.value | Greater than or equal to the value. |
| lt.value | Less than the value. |
| lte.value | Less than or equal to the value. |
| like.*text* | Matches a pattern where * stands for any run of characters. Case-sensitive. |
| ilike.*text* | The same as like, ignoring case. |
| in.(a,b,c) | Equal to any value in the list. A value cannot contain a comma. |
| is.null | Blank in the source, or suppressed by the publisher. |
| Parameter | What it does |
|---|---|
| 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/<date>/ before rows or aggregate for an answer that never changes. /api/v1/datasets/<slug>/versions lists the loaded versions. The 1 newest version is loaded; versions lists them.
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.json describes this dataset's query paths for client generators and agents.
https://publicdata.au/mcp is a remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP with the same tools, defined in the same place, so a tool added to the pages is added here too. It needs no key and no account. The row tools are held to the query API's limit of 60 queries in 10 seconds from one address, and each call is two queries because it also counts the matching rows. Add it to Claude Code with claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp, add the URL in Claude as a custom connector, or give it to any client that connects to remote MCP servers. Each queryable dataset is also a resource at https://publicdata.au/d/<slug>/fields.json, which lists its fields with their types, the publisher's descriptions, their ranges and the values they hold, so an agent can read a dataset's shape before it writes a query.
What changed
One version for every release the publisher has made since this site started following the dataset. The date is the day the file changed on the portal.
- 2026-07-09 1,783 rows36 fieldsutf-8-sigbea9249941c2
versions.json · changes.json · history.tar.zst (177 KB, every version's Parquet and manifest)
Questions
How do I download Traffic count stations as a CSV file?
Open https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/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 Traffic count stations in Excel?
Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 1,783 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-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.
How often is Traffic count stations updated?
TfNSW releases it irregularly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.
Can I use Traffic count stations 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 Traffic count stations?
No. The publisher is Transport for NSW, and its page is https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-roads-traffic-volume-counts-api. 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 coordinate system does Traffic count stations use?
The publisher names the coordinates WGS84 latitude and longitude, in decimal degrees. They are published as given. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects.
What this site did to the data. Cells were typed, headers were renamed and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. The publisher's file sits beside every version as source.csv so the change can be checked.
NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts is 2 tables here, and each takes its version date from its own file.