Australian Education Facilities from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on education facilities across Australia, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
• Plan education infrastructure based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Allocate resources by analyzing the geographic spread of educational amenities.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15.

Geography

Australia