Official And Colloquial Place Names For Australian Capital Territory
by Greg Tankard / ACT Government Open Data·Updated 3mo ago
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Description
Australian Capital Territory feature names data includes official, commercial, and colloquial names for geographic and built features. The dataset is maintained by the ACT Government for public place nomenclature, with author Greg Tankard and last updated March 2026. Row count, column count, and sample data are unavailable.
Use Cases
Link feature names to other ACT spatial datasets for enriched geographic analysis.
Analyze the distribution of formally determined public place names versus colloquial or commercial feature names.
Build a gazetteer or search service for ACT divisions (suburbs), parks, and other named features.
Strengths
Data is officially maintained by the ACT Government for public place nomenclature.
Includes a formal distinction between determined public place names and other feature types.
Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
No row count, column definitions, sample data, or file formats are provided, limiting technical assessment.
Scope is explicitly limited to the Australian Capital Territory, not applicable to other Australian states or territories.
The description notes that formal naming does not apply to features like commercial buildings and schools, indicating incomplete coverage for all feature types.
Provenance
Source
ACT Government Open Data
Collection Method
Formally determined and maintained by the ACT Government for public place nomenclature.
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated March 2026.
Geography
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Released under a Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0 license (Australian Capital Territory); users must read the Data Terms and Conditions statement before use.