Historic Death Index for Australian Capital Territory

An index of death registrations from the Australian Capital Territory maintained by Access Canberra. It contains records for deaths registered more than 30 years ago, including registration numbers, names of the deceased, and parental names.

Use Cases

• Analyze surname and given name frequencies across generations using deceased and parental name fields.
• Study historical mortality registration patterns via registration number and date of death sequences.
• Link family lineages by matching deceased's father's surname and given names across records.
• Perform temporal analysis of death events using the date of death field for records over 30 years old.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by the official ACT Government agency Access Canberra.
• Records are restricted to deaths registered more than 30 years ago, providing historical depth.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Contains only limited information per record, lacking details like cause of death or age.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the Australian Capital Territory, limiting broader Australian analysis.
• Unknown total record count and specific temporal range within the 'over 30 years ago' constraint.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data, provided by ACIntel.

Collection Method

Compiled from official death registrations maintained by Access Canberra.

Time Range

Deaths registered more than 30 years ago.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory.