ACT Playground Structures with Asset Types and Ownership

Australian Capital Territory point data showing the locations of playground structures. The dataset includes attributes for location description, suburb, ownership, maintenance responsibility, and detailed asset sub-type. Assets are owned or managed by the City Services and Parks and Conservation Service directorates, captured via a works handover process or field audits.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the distribution of playground equipment types across suburbs based on the listed asset sub-types.
• Assess public versus private ownership and maintenance responsibilities for recreational infrastructure.
• Identify gaps in playground facility provision for community planning based on geospatial location data.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed, enumerated list of over 50 specific asset sub-types, such as 'Flying Fox', 'Natural Play Rock', and 'Swing Frame (Multiple)'.
• Specifies the managing government directorates (City Services, City and Environment Directorate) and the data capture process (works as executed handover, field audits).
• Links to an external municipal infrastructure standard for additional design context.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, as privately or federally managed assets may not be included.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi), author cityoperationsactgov.

Collection Method

Captured and maintained in an asset database through the works as executed (WAE) handover process or field audits.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 02:50:53.937343; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory, Australia.