Broadhectare Residential Land Supply and Development Timing for Metropolitan Fringe Areas

Broadhectare Residential Land 2016 identifies undeveloped land for residential development on the fringe of a metropolitan area. Each record details anticipated development timing, site area in hectares, and potential lot yield, with attributes for zoning and density. The dataset is provided by the Department of Transport and Planning and is marked as obsolete, with current data available elsewhere.

Use Cases

• Forecasting residential land supply based on development timing categories (1-2 years, 3-5 years, 6-10 years, 11+ years).
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of potential residential land versus recently developed land (2013, 2014, under construction).
• Modeling development feasibility based on site area in hectares and potential lot yield.
• Assessing zoning status and density (low density) for land parcels.

Strengths

• Data includes specific development timing categories for supply forecasting.
• Attributes describe whether land is zoned residential and/or is low density.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (DWG, SHP, GDB, WMS, etc.).

Limitations

• Dataset is explicitly marked as obsolete, with current data available elsewhere.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Likely compiled from planning and zoning records to identify undeveloped land.

Time Range

Focuses on 2016 data and recent development for years 2013, 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:41:22.591506; freshness should be verified as the data is obsolete.

Geography

Metropolitan fringe areas, likely within a specific Australian jurisdiction.