NSW Land Parcel and Property Theme: Authority Reference Changes

Spatial Services updates this land and property dataset within 10 working days of a plan being lodged. The data underpins economic and environmental activities in Australia, including securing tenure, defining land use, and managing native title. It is sourced from stakeholders like Crown Lands, the Office of Environment and Heritage, and the Aboriginal Land Council.

Use Cases

• Track changes to land parcel boundaries based on gazettal or government file actions.
• Plan infrastructure and property development based on up-to-date cadastral data.
• Support native title, conservation, or disaster management programs using authoritative land definitions.

Strengths

• Data is updated within 10 working days from when a plan is lodged.
• Quality is assured through specification compliance and data topology rules.
• The client delivery database is automatically updated each evening with daily changes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), NSW Government

Collection Method

Continuously updated with information sourced from relevant stakeholders and custodians, primarily from subdivision, registration, and gazettal activity.

Freshness

Updated daily; last metadata update was 2026-05-18.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia