Brisbane City Plan 2014 Biodiversity Areas Overlay Map

Brisbane City Plan 2014 is Brisbane City Council's plan for the future development of Brisbane. This feature class, shown on the Biodiversity areas overlay map, includes sub-categories for areas of high ecological significance, biodiversity interface, and general ecological significance. The dataset is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by Brisbane City Council and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess development applications based on the biodiversity overlay categories mentioned in the description.
• Model ecological connectivity and habitat significance using the defined sub-categories.
• Inform strategic land-use planning by identifying areas of high and general ecological significance.
• Support environmental impact statements by referencing the officially mapped biodiversity areas.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a formal, regularly updated city planning document (Brisbane City Plan 2014).
• Data is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.
• The description specifies four distinct ecological significance sub-categories for classification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-06-28).

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Likely derived from ecological surveys and planning assessments for the Brisbane City Plan 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:31:34.217167; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia