Historic Number 1 Rabbit Proof Fence Locations in Western Australia

Western Australia's indicative historic locations for the Number 1 Rabbit Proof Fence, compiled by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The dataset is derived from existing fence data, vacant crown land parcels, and historic pastoral lease maps, and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial relationship between fence locations and historic pastoral lease maps to study land use patterns.
• Overlay fence data with vacant crown land parcels to assess historical land management and vermin control efforts.
• Map the indicative fence route to support historical geography and infrastructure studies of Western Australia.

Strengths

• Data is provided in 9 different geospatial formats, including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage, ensuring broad tool compatibility.
• Published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license, permitting flexible reuse.
• Maintained by the authoritative state Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Limitations

• Locations are described as 'indicative' and based on interpretation, implying potential positional inaccuracies.
• No row count, column details, or sample data are provided, limiting assessment of dataset scale and structure.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Geographic Information Services.

Collection Method

Interpreted and captured from existing fence data, vacant crown land parcels, and historic pastoral lease maps.

Time Range

Historic.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia.