--- title: Traffic count stations, New South Wales resource: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/ publisher: Transport for NSW licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-07-09 rows: 1783 fields: 36 source: https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/ef2b0bd2-db1e-48f3-9ea1-2bb9e6bc6504/resource/c65ad7b4-0257-4cc6-953e-5299ac8d27ba/download/road_traffic_counts_station_reference.csv source_sha256: bea9249941c27ae8ebd4c724e8bffd6c6ddfa1db149dff6dc9ca7db777374ffd language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Traffic count stations, New South Wales Every Transport for NSW traffic counting station, with its road, location, counting device and coordinates. Published by Transport for NSW under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Transport for NSW has not endorsed this site. Also called: NSW traffic counting stations, TfNSW traffic counter sites, NSW road traffic count station reference. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.csv (762 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.xlsx (387 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.json (1.9 MB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.geojson (2.0 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.parquet (194 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.sqlite (729 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.duckdb (600 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.gpkg (889 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.geo.parquet (196 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.ndjson (1.9 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.arrow (275 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/latest/data.csv.gz (156 KB) Pinned version 2026-07-09: `https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/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-traffic-count-stations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-traffic-count-stations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-traffic-count-stations/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/nsw-traffic-count-stations/aggregate?group=rms_region&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/nsw-traffic-count-stations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | 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 | | Key: `station_key`. ## Versions - 2026-07-09: 1783 rows, 36 fields, sha256 bea9249941c2. https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/history.tar.zst ## Part of NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts - [Yearly traffic counts by station, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-volume-yearly/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Traffic volume estimates on state roads, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-traffic-volumes/) (SA) - [Traffic volumes at count sites, Main Roads Western Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/wa-traffic-digest/) (WA) - [Traffic by hour of day and day of week, Queensland, 2025](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-traffic-by-hour-and-day/) (Qld) - [Traffic census of state-controlled roads, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-traffic-census/) (Qld) - [Annual average daily traffic volume on declared roads, 2019, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-traffic-volume-aadt-2019/) (Vic) - [Road crash locations, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/) (SA) - [Traffic camera locations, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-traffic-camera-locations/) (ACT) - [Mobile speed camera sites, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-mobile-speed-camera-sites/) (Qld) - [Road safety camera trailer sites, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-speed-camera-trailer-sites/) (Qld) - [Approved mobile road safety camera locations, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-mobile-road-safety-camera-locations/) (Vic) - [Infringements and fines by road safety camera site, Victoria, quarterly](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-road-safety-camera-fines-by-site/) (Vic) - [Traffic and camera offences and fines, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-traffic-camera-offences/) (ACT) ## Attribution and citation Transport for NSW, NSW Government, NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts API, sourced 3 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-roads-traffic-volume-counts-api, 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 Roads Traffic Volume Counts API, sourced 3 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-roads-traffic-volume-counts-api, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/ Harvard: Transport for NSW (2026) Traffic count stations, New South Wales, version 2026-07-09 [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-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/ Markdown: Data: [NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts](https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/2-nsw-roads-traffic-volume-counts-api), Transport for NSW, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-traffic-count-stations/v/2026-07-09/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## 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 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. ## 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-traffic-count-stations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/nsw-traffic-count-stations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.