Domestic Waterfront Precincts in New South Wales, Australia

Domestic Waterfront Precinct is a geospatial dataset recording the spatial extent of precincts created under Domestic Waterfront Reforms in New South Wales, Australia. The dataset is maintained by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and is part of the state's Foundational Spatial Data Framework, updated to the GDA2020 coordinate system. It was initially published on 05/05/2020 and is sourced from data provider files.

Use Cases

• Mapping licensed waterfront lots based on the recorded spatial extent of precincts.
• Analyzing land tenure overlaps with waterfront reserves as described in the dataset's purpose.
• Planning infrastructure near water features using precinct boundaries that include adjoining roads and unidentified land.

Strengths

• Aligned with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving positional accuracy and compatibility.
• Part of the structured Foundational Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) for administrative boundaries.
• Maintained by a state government department (Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure), suggesting official provenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• The description notes features are not always aligned with lot and property polygons, which may affect integration.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Data provider files, maintained by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.

Time Range

Initial publication 05/05/2020; data currency date listed as 01/01/3000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 14:28:13.946822; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.