The Gazetteer of Australia is the authoritative data source for approved place names across Australia's mainland, external territories, and offshore areas. Compiled by Geoscience Australia on behalf of the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia, the 2010 release consists of over 300,000 place names. Data is sourced from State and Territory jurisdictions and Australian Government agencies.
Use Cases
- Validate and standardize place name spelling in mapping applications based on the authoritative source.
- Perform geospatial analysis based on the location data for over 300,000 places.
- Integrate official Australian place names into search engines or databases based on the gazetteer's coverage.
- Support jurisdictional data management by referencing the compilation from State, Territory, and federal sources.
Strengths
- Contains over 300,000 place names, providing a substantial reference.
- Is the authoritative source for approved place names in Australia.
- Compiled by Geoscience Australia on behalf of a national committee, ensuring institutional credibility.
- Covers Australia's mainland, external territories, and offshore areas to the 3-mile marine limit.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2026-05-05 02:35:27.104955; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia, sourced from State/Territory jurisdictions and Australian Government agencies.
- Collection Method
- Compiled by the Geospatial and Earth Monitoring Division.
- Geography
- Australia's mainland, external territories (except Antarctic Territory), and offshore areas.