Geothermal Tenements in Australia Under the Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005

Geothermal Tenements under the Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005, published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. The dataset includes current tenements and some expired tenements as of 2025, though the focus is on current holdings. It was last updated on 2026-04-08 and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of active geothermal exploration and production rights based on tenement data.
• Analyze trends in geothermal resource allocation and land tenure over time based on the inclusion of expired tenements.
• Support land-use planning and environmental impact assessments by overlaying tenement boundaries with other geospatial layers.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative government body, the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GDB, and DWG for interoperability.
• Includes some historical context with the addition of expired tenements as of 2025.

Limitations

• The description notes that the collection of expired tenements is not complete, which may limit historical analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (data_gov_au).

Time Range

Includes data up to at least 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 03:47:46.045117.

Geography

Australia.