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State and local heritage places, South Australia

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Publisher Department for Housing and Urban DevelopmentUpdated when the publisher updates the layerLicence CC BY 4.0Latest 2026-06-28Rows 23,229Fields 39

SA Heritage Places from the Department for Housing and Urban Development, the polygon layer giving an indicative footprint for each State Heritage Place on the South Australian Heritage Register and each Local Heritage Place in the Planning and Design Code. Each row carries the heritage number and identifier, the address, suburb and council, the description, the heritage class, the land use code, the criteria for listing, the interim and authorisation dates and references, the plan, parcel and title references, the location accuracy, and for state places the register status and date, the extent of listing and the statement of significance.

Also called: SA Heritage Places, South Australian Heritage Register places, Local heritage places in the Planning and Design Code, Heritage listed properties Adelaide.

Before you use it
What is in each row?
One footprint of a heritage place, with its heritage number and identifier, address, council, description, heritage class (state, local or contributory), the listing criteria and dates, the land parcels, and for state heritage places the register status, extent of listing and statement of significance where given. The shape is in the GeoParquet, GeoJSON, GeoPackage and PMTiles files.
Why does one place have several rows?
The publisher splits a parcel that carries more than one heritage item, and some items have more than one footprint, so one heritage number can appear on several rows. The polygon type column says how each footprint was drawn.
How exact are the shapes?
The publisher gives an indicative footprint and rates the location of each as high or low confidence, or unable to locate, in the accuracy columns. A low confidence footprint may not match the building on the ground.
Where are the places without a footprint?
The publisher's point layer of the same places has a few more rows than the footprints. This table holds the footprint layer.
23,229heritage footprints
1981 to 2025years drawn
39fields
12formats
1version
01002003004001981: 1301982: 691983: 10619831984: 2261985: 901986: 3911987: 511988: 511989: 19019891990: 1641991: 21992: 411993: 3131994: 851995: 9719951996: 641997: 641998: 381999: 332000: 312001: 4120012002: 242003: 62004: 62005: 12006: 62007: 320072008: 262009: 62010: 122011: 162012: 172013: 4720132014: 102015: 62016: 32017: 122018: 42019: 720192020: 22021: 72022: 72023: 102024: 172025: 192025
State heritage footprints by the year of their register status date per year, 1981 to 2025. 1980 is not drawn because the rows begin on 24 July 1980. 2026 is not drawn because the rows run to 30 April 2026. The figure is a count of rows from version 2026-06-28, worked out in the build. Nothing else is added.

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Connect your AI agent

Any agent that connects to publicdata.au/mcp can find this dataset, read its 39 fields, count and filter across all 23,229 rows and diff its versions. Every answer names the version and carries Housing and Urban Development's attribution. No key.

Then ask it: What does State and local heritage places, South Australia hold, and what changed in the newest version?

claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp

One command. No key, no account, no sign-up.

Download it as Excel, CSV, JSON and 9 more formats

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.

Format
"Latest" redirects to the newest version and will change when the publisher releases again. A dated version never changes.
https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/latest/data.xlsx
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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/sa-heritage-places/latest/ redirects to the newest version.

https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/latest/data.csv

In 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.

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.

FieldTypePublisher's headerNote
heritage_numberintegerheritagenr
heritage_idstringidcode
locationstringparlocatioThe street address and suburb as the publisher writes them together.
street_numberstringstreetnr
street_namestringstreetname
street_typestringstreettype
address_2stringaddress2
unit_numberstringunitnr
suburbstringsuburb
localitystringlocality
councilstringlgadesc
development_planstringdevplandes
detailsstringdetails
heritage_class_codestringheritageclS, L or C.
heritage_classstringheritage_1State, Local or Contributory.
second_class_codestringheritage_2
second_classstringheritage_3
local_class_typestringlhpclasstyThe publisher's code for the kind of local listing, T or CS.
state_register_codeintegershrcode
state_register_statusstringshrstatuscPRO for provisional or REG for registered.
state_register_datedateshrstatusd
council_referencestringcouncilref
codeintegercodeThe publisher's code for the listing, shared by places listed together.
land_use_codestringas2482The use code or codes, separated by semicolons.
land_usestringas2482desc
location_accuracy_codestringlocationacH, L or U.
location_accuracystringaccuracyde
data_sourcestringsourceofda
interim_datedateinterimdat
interim_referencestringinterimpar
authorised_datedateauthorisat
authorisation_referencestringauthparref
polygon_type_codestringpolygontyp
polygon_typestringpolygont_1
section_23_criteriastringsection23sThe criteria letters under section 23 of the Heritage Places Act 1993 that the place meets.
section_16_criteriastringsection16sThe criteria letters under section 16 of the Heritage Places Act 1993 that the place meets.
plan_parcelstringplanparcel
extent_of_listingstringextentofli
significancestringsignifican

Download this table as a data dictionary (Excel), or read it as a Frictionless Table Schema at schema.json.

A sample of 10 rows

From the latest version, newest first by state Heritage Register status date, then in the publisher's order, with every field. A blank cell is shown as null.

heritage_numberheritage_idlocationstreet_numberstreet_namestreet_typeaddress_2unit_numbersuburblocalitycouncildevelopment_plandetailsheritage_class_codeheritage_classsecond_class_codesecond_classlocal_class_typestate_register_codestate_register_statusstate_register_datecouncil_referencecodeland_use_codeland_uselocation_accuracy_codelocation_accuracydata_sourceinterim_dateinterim_referenceauthorised_dateauthorisation_referencepolygon_type_codepolygon_typesection_23_criteriasection_16_criteriaplan_parcelextent_of_listingsignificance
29261H0202487112 - 118 Rundle Mall ADELAIDE112 - 118Rundle MallnullnullnullADELAIDEnullAdelaideADELAIDE CouncilFormer G.J. Coles & Company Adelaide Store [including Charles Street Road Reserve and Rundle Mall Road Reserve awning a…SStatenullnullnull26589REG2026-04-30null248710000Buildings in generalHhigh level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullA B ECT 5886/22 F112182 A3,CT 6129/288 F112189 A1,CT 5886/24 F112182 A4,CT 0000/000nullThe Former G. J. Coles & Company Adelaide Store demonstrates how city department stores transformed the way South Austr…
29263H9660761412 Light Pass Road LIGHT PASS412Light Pass RoadnullnullnullLIGHT PASSnullBarossaBarossa CouncilStrait Gate Lutheran ChurchSStatenullnullnull26621PRO2026-04-30null76115500Religious BuildingHhigh level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullnullCT 5832/907 F172757 A496,CT 5738/143 F172758 A497nullnull
29262H080095161 Braemer Road TORRENS PARK61Braemer RoadnullnullnullTORRENS PARKnullMitchamMitcham CouncilNeighbour HouseSStatenullnullnull26619PRO2026-02-12null95116010HouseHhigh level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullnullCT 5084/739 F19264 A60nullnull
28528H2524305356 Torrens Road KILKENNY356Torrens RoadnullnullnullKILKENNYnullCharles SturtCharles Sturt CouncilFormer Sisalkraft Factory ComplexSStatenullnullnull26557REG2025-12-11null430511020FactoryHhigh level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullD ECT 5491/302 F6312 A8,CT 5491/304 F6312 A7,CT 5491/306 F6312 A10,CT 5232/375 F6312 A6,CT 5491/305 F6312 A11nullIn 1956, the Former Sisalkraft Factory Complex was designed by architect Keith Neighbour and built for Sisalkraft Distr…
16586H9240007Mount Wudinna Access WUDINNAnullMount Wudinna AccessnullnullnullWUDINNAnullWudinnaLe Hunte Council (now DC of Wudinna)Mount Wudinna and Environs [Designated as a place of geological significance]SStatenullnullnull17060REG2025-10-30null737100Geological MonumentsLlow level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullBBuilding footprintnullCCR 5763/286 H641600 S51,CR 5897/847 D59272 A101,CR 6196/869 F31595 A10,CR 6199/369 H641600 S53,CT 5897/848 D59272 A102,…nullSTATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE Mount Wudinna and Environs is an exceptional example of granite inselbergs. Located…
16586H9240007Mount Wudinna Access WUDINNAnullMount Wudinna AccessnullnullnullWUDINNAnullWudinnaLe Hunte Council (now DC of Wudinna)Mount Wudinna and Environs [Designated as a place of geological significance]SStatenullnullnull17060REG2025-10-30null737100Geological MonumentsLlow level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullBBuilding footprintnullCCR 5763/286 H641600 S51,CR 5897/847 D59272 A101,CR 6196/869 F31595 A10,CR 6199/369 H641600 S53,CT 5897/848 D59272 A102,…nullSTATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE Mount Wudinna and Environs is an exceptional example of granite inselbergs. Located…
28119H8940138Lot 550 Princes Highway TANTANOOLALot 550Princes HighwaynullnullnullTANTANOOLAnullWattle RangeWattle Range CouncilGreen Waterhole - Tank Cave Fossil Complex [Designated as a place of palaeontological, speleological and geological sig…SStatenullnullnull26530REG2025-10-30null13851150Cave - CavernHhigh level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullB C GCR 5762/955 H420600 S550,CT 6311/164 H420600 S488,CT 6075/536 D86241 A71,CT 0000/0000 H420600 GOVERNMENT ROADnullSTATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE The Green Waterhole - Tank Cave Fossil Complex contains the only known extensive und…
28522H25243044 Milner Street HINDMARSH4Milner StreetnullnullnullHINDMARSHnullCharles SturtCharles Sturt CouncilFormer Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex (facades)SStatenullnullnull26609REG2025-08-14null4304nullnullHhigh level confidencenullnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullECT 5789/111 D51300 A1,CT 5789/106 D52380 A3nullThe Former Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex (facades) is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture in South Australia.…
28521H931000897 Lincoln Highway PORT LINCOLN97Lincoln HighwaynullnullnullPORT LINCOLNnullPort LincolnPort Lincoln (City)Former A. A. Stenross & Company BoatyardSStatenullnullnull26525REG2025-08-14null8nullnullHhigh level confidencenullnullnullnullnullDitem has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridgenullB DCR 5768/501 H510600 S1232nullServing as a commercial enterprise between 1930 and 1980 and maintained as a museum, the Former A. A. Stenross & Compan…
28580H3730171Lot 32 Main Street BRINKWORTHLot 32Main StreetnullnullnullBRINKWORTHnullWakefield Regional CouncilWakefield Regional CouncilBrinkworth Bulk Grain Handling ComplexSStatenullnullnull26601PRO2025-06-26null17111040; 32230Depot - Store; SiloHhigh level confidenceSHBnullnullnullnullPparcel (from DCDB)nullA DCT 6028/47 D77195 A32nullEstablished by the South Australian Co-operative of Bulk Handling (SACBH) in 1956, the Brinkworth Bulk Grain Handling C…
The first row as JSON

As it appears in data.json.

GET https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/latest/data.json
{
  "heritage_number": 1480,
  "heritage_id": "H0201446",
  "location": "120 East Terrace ADELAIDE",
  "street_number": "120",
  "street_name": "East Terrace",
  "street_type": null,
  "address_2": null,
  "unit_number": null,
  "suburb": "ADELAIDE",
  "locality": null,
  "council": "Adelaide",
  "development_plan": "ADELAIDE Council",
  "details": "House - 'Dimora', front fence and gates and southern boundary wall",
  "heritage_class_code": "S",
  "heritage_class": "State",
  "second_class_code": null,
  "second_class": null,
  "local_class_type": null,
  "state_register_code": 10760,
  "state_register_status": "REG",
  "state_register_date": "1981-11-26",
  "council_reference": null,
  "code": 1446,
  "land_use_code": "16010",
  "land_use": "House",
  "location_accuracy_code": "L",
  "location_accuracy": "low level confidence",
  "data_source": "SHB",
  "interim_date": null,
  "interim_reference": null,
  "authorised_date": null,
  "authorisation_reference": null,
  "polygon_type_code": "B",
  "polygon_type": "Building footprint",
  "section_23_criteria": null,
  "section_16_criteria": null,
  "plan_parcel": "CT 5474/797 F14787 A22,CT 5483/248 F14787 A20,CT 5523/403 F14787 A21",
  "extent_of_listing": null,
  "significance": null
}

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.

Try rows or aggregate for this dataset. The query builder needs JavaScript.

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.

OperatorWhat it matches
eq.valueEqual to the value.
neq.valueNot equal to the value. A blank cell does not match.
gt.valueGreater than the value.
gte.valueGreater than or equal to the value.
lt.valueLess than the value.
lte.valueLess 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.nullBlank in the source, or suppressed by the publisher.
ParameterWhat it does
selectFields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent.
orderfield.asc or field.desc, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent.
limitRows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent.
offsetRows to skip. The next URL in each answer sets it for you.
groupOn aggregate, fields to group by, comma-separated.
metricOn aggregate, count, sum.field, avg.field, min.field or max.field, comma-separated. count when absent.
formatjson, 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.

versions.json · changes.json · history.tar.zst (3.6 MB, every version's Parquet and manifest)

Questions

How do I download State and local heritage places as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/v/2026-06-28/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, PMTiles, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same.

Can I open State and local heritage places in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/v/2026-06-28/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 23,229 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/sa-heritage-places/v/2026-06-28/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

What years does State and local heritage places cover?

The current version covers 1981 to 2025. Each release from Housing and Urban Development becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online.

How often is State and local heritage places updated?

Housing and Urban Development releases it when the publisher updates the layer. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.

Can I use State and local heritage places 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 State and local heritage places?

No. The publisher is Department for Housing and Urban Development, and its page is https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/sa-heritage-places. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.zip with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared.

What coordinate system does State and local heritage places use?

Shapes in GDA2020 (EPSG:7844), from the GDA2020 layer the publisher ships beside a GDA94 copy. The GeoJSON file uses GDA2020 as well, which differs from the WGS84 GeoJSON expects by well under a metre.

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.zip so the change can be checked.