Brisbane Free Native Plants Program Species List

Brisbane City Council's dataset describes its Free Native Plants Program, which offers native plant species to residential properties and other entities. The program aims to grow the city's urban forest and support local wildlife. The dataset is available on the council's open data website and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze native plant distribution for urban greening based on the program's description.
• Study the relationship between residential planting programs and urban forest growth mentioned in the description.
• Identify suitable native species for different garden types and sizes as referenced in the program details.

Strengths

• Data is provided by a municipal government authority, Brisbane City Council.
• The dataset has a clear public purpose related to urban forestry and wildlife support.
• It is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, being specific to Brisbane.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from a municipal program.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 14:39:26.678174; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane Local Government Area, Queensland, Australia