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title: Places and boundaries
resource: https://publicdata.au/topics/places/
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# Places and boundaries

The boundaries of suburbs, postcodes, council areas and electorates that every located row is joined to.

- [State and local heritage places, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-heritage-places/): The footprints of State Heritage Places on the South Australian Heritage Register and Local Heritage Places in the Planning and Design Code, along with contributory items, with address, class and listing details. Department for Housing and Urban Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-06-28, 23,229 rows.
- [Current liquor licences by location, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-liquor-licences/): Every active Victorian liquor licence, about 23,000, with its category, trading hours, premises address, council area and coordinates, from a monthly stocktake. Liquor Control Victoria, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-01, 23,036 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, 2021, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-suburbs-localities-2021/): The 15,334 suburbs and localities of Australia as the ABS drew them for the 2021 Census, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, latest 2021-09-15, 15,353 rows.
- [Registered vehicles by suburb, Queensland, October 2022](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-vehicle-registrations-by-suburb/): The number of vehicles registered in Queensland on 10 October 2022 for each suburb and postcode of their garaging address, from the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Department of Transport and Main Roads, CC BY 4.0, latest 2022-10-14, 6,467 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, New South Wales (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-nsw/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in New South Wales, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 4,611 rows.
- [Locality boundaries, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-locality-boundaries/): The official boundary, name and code of every suburb and locality in Queensland, with its local government area. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-06, 3,359 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, Victoria (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-vic/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in Victoria, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 2,973 rows.
- [Victorian Heritage Register places, boundaries](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-heritage-register/): The mapped boundaries of about 2,400 places and objects on the Victorian Heritage Register, in about 2,700 shapes, each with its register number and name, from the Vicmap heritage_register layer. Department of Transport and Planning, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-13, 2,681 rows.
- [Postcode (postal area) boundaries, 2021, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-postal-areas-2021/): The 2,641 postal areas of Australia, the ABS's census approximation of postcodes for 2021, one shape each, in GDA2020. Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, latest 2021-09-15, 2,644 rows.
- [Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) boundaries, 2021, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-sa2-2021/): The 2,454 Statistical Areas Level 2 of the ABS's Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Edition 3 (2021), with their SA3, SA4, capital city and state, as shapes in GDA2020. Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, latest 2021-06-25, 2,473 rows.
- [School locations, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-locations/): Every registered school in Victoria in 2025, about 2,300 government, Catholic and independent schools, with type, address, phone number, region, council area and coordinates. Department of Education, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-08-29, 2,301 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, South Australia (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-sa/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in South Australia, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 1,899 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-suburb-boundaries/): The boundaries of every gazetted suburb and locality in South Australia, one shape each with its name, postcode and suburb number, from the state's own layer. Department for Housing and Urban Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-06-28, 1,895 rows.
- [Queensland Heritage Register places](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-heritage-register/): Every place entered in the Queensland Heritage Register, with name, address, council, entry date, description, history and significance, from the department's export. Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, CC BY 4.0, latest 2022-06-02, 1,797 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, Western Australia (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-wa/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in Western Australia, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 1,752 rows.
- [Government primary school zones for 2027, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/): The 2027 neighbourhood zone of each of about 1,270 Victorian government primary schools, one shape per school, from the Department of Education. Department of Education, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-03-30, 1,269 rows.
- [Traffic camera locations, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-traffic-camera-locations/): Every traffic enforcement camera and mobile speed camera site in the ACT, including those decommissioned, one row per location with its type and coordinates. Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-21, 1,262 rows.
- [2003 Canberra bushfire burn area and property damage](https://publicdata.au/d/act-2003-bushfire/): The burn area of the January 2003 Canberra bushfires and the land parcels whose homes or outbuildings were destroyed or damaged, one shape per area. Office of the Surveyor-General, ACT Government, CC BY 4.0, latest 2016-01-22, 988 rows.
- [Queensland towns flood extent, January 2011](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2011-january/): The mapped extent of the January 2011 floods in Queensland towns, drawn from aerial imagery and council data, including Brisbane and Ipswich, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2015-06-11, 892 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, Tasmania (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-tas/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in Tasmania, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 783 rows.
- [Local Government Area (council) boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-lga-2025/): The 542 Local Government Areas of Australia and its six unincorporated areas as the ABS approximated them for 2025, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-07-20, 567 rows.
- [State electorate boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025/): The 433 state and territory electoral areas as the ABS built them from mesh blocks for 2025, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-07-14, 452 rows.
- [Commonwealth Heritage List places, boundaries, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-commonwealth-heritage-list-places/): The 372 places on the Commonwealth Heritage List and a few nominated places, each with its boundary, class, state, address and listing date, from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2025-10-23, 385 rows.
- [Public barbecues, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-barbecues/): Every public barbecue the ACT Government owns or manages, one row per barbecue with its park, type, hotplates, suburb and coordinates. Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-03-08, 345 rows.
- [Government secondary school zones for Year 7 in 2027, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-year7-2027/): The 2027 Year 7 neighbourhood zone of each of about 320 Victorian government secondary schools, one shape per zone part, from the Department of Education. Department of Education, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-03-30, 326 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, Northern Territory (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-nt/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in the Northern Territory, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 314 rows.
- [Federal electorate boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025/): The 150 Commonwealth electoral divisions as the ABS built them from mesh blocks for 2025, one shape each with its state, in GDA2020. Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-07-14, 169 rows.
- [National Heritage List places, boundaries, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-national-heritage-list-places/): The places on the National Heritage List and the places nominated to it, each with its boundary, class, state, address and listing date, from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, CC BY 3.0 AU, latest 2026-02-26, 151 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, Australian Capital Territory (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-act/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in the Australian Capital Territory, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 140 rows.
- [Mobile phone detection camera sites, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-mobile-distraction-camera-locations/): The fixed and transportable sites the ACT uses for mobile phone detection cameras, one row per site with its coordinates and the direction of travel monitored. Access Canberra, City and Environment Directorate, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-09-27, 118 rows.
- [Government primary school zones, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-primary-school-zones/): The zones of South Australian government primary schools that take their core intake from a zone, one shape per school, for the newest enrolment year. Department for Education, CC BY 4.0, latest 2024-09-25, 84 rows.
- [Government high school zones, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-high-school-zones/): The zones of South Australian government high schools that take their core intake from a zone, one shape per school, for the newest enrolment year. Department for Education, CC BY 4.0, latest 2024-09-25, 46 rows.
- [Public barbecues in the Adelaide Park Lands and city](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-adelaide-city-barbecues/): The location and type of each public barbecue the City of Adelaide manages in the Park Lands and city streets. City of Adelaide, CC BY 4.0, latest 2025-11-10, 43 rows.
- [Logan and Albert rivers flood extent, April 2017](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2017-logan-albert/): The mapped extent of the April 2017 flood of the Logan and Albert rivers after cyclone Debbie, drawn from imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2017-04-02, 40 rows.
- [South west Queensland towns flood extent, 2012](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2012-south-west/): The mapped extent of the February 2012 floods in south west Queensland towns such as St George, drawn from aerial imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2012-02-10, 25 rows.
- [Bundaberg flood extent, January 2013](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2013-bundaberg/): The mapped extent of the January 2013 Bundaberg flood that followed ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, drawn from aerial imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2013-01-29, 25 rows.
- [Bushfires NT brigade and office locations](https://publicdata.au/d/nt-bushfire-brigade-locations/): The 23 offices and volunteer bushfire brigades of Bushfires NT, one row per site, with address, fire management zone and coordinates. Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services, CC BY 4.0, latest 2024-05-29, 23 rows.
- [Western Queensland flood extent, February 2019](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2019-western/): The mapped extent of the February 2019 flood over the Flinders and Diamantina catchments in western Queensland, drawn from 3 metre satellite imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-02-09, 22 rows.
- [Fitzroy River flood extent, April 2017](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2017-fitzroy/): The mapped extent of the April 2017 flood in the Fitzroy River basin after cyclone Debbie, drawn from 3 metre satellite imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2017-03-30, 15 rows.
- [Queensland towns flood extent, April 2011](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2011-april/): The mapped extent of the April 2011 flood at Roma, the one town in the layer, drawn from aerial imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2011-04-20, 11 rows.
- [Crocodile capture zones, Northern Territory](https://publicdata.au/d/nt-crocodile-capture-zones/): The boundaries of the nine zones where the Northern Territory removes crocodiles, one row per zone, with name, code and shape. Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-10-13, 9 rows.
- [Police stations, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-police-stations/): The six ACT Policing stations the Australian Federal Police lists on the ACT portal, one row per station with its address and coordinates. ACT Policing, Australian Federal Police, CC BY 4.0, latest 2019-04-23, 6 rows.
- [Suburb and locality boundaries, Other Territories (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-ot/): The current boundary of every suburb and locality in the Other Territories, with its name and class, from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, updated each quarter. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, CC BY 4.0, latest 2026-08-17, 6 rows.
- [Bundaberg flood extent, 2010](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-flood-extent-2010-bundaberg/): The mapped extent of the 2010 to 2011 flood at Bundaberg, drawn from flood imagery, as polygons from the Queensland Flood extent series. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, CC BY 4.0, latest 2011-01-13, 1 rows.

Coming: State and territory boundaries, 2021, Australia.

Every dataset on the portals can be searched at https://publicdata.au/backlog/?q=boundaries and voted for.
