Determined Native Title Applications in Western Australia

2026-03-24 updated spatial dataset depicting Federal Court-determined Native Title applications in Western Australia. It contains the external spatial extent for applications that have reached the final stage of the Native Title process through litigation or mediation.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial extents of determined applications for land planning and property rights assessments.
• Map the geographic distribution of Native Title determinations across Western Australia.
• Support legal and historical research on Federal Court outcomes for Native Title claims.

Strengths

• Spatially explicit data providing geographic boundaries for legal determinations.
• Data is maintained and updated by the authoritative Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GEOJSON, and GEOPACKAGE for interoperability.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of application records or spatial features.
• Spatial coverage is limited to Western Australia, not national.
• Data specifics like attribute columns or sample size are unavailable for review.

Provenance

Source

Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate).

Collection Method

Captured from Federal Court of Australia determinations handed down via litigation or mediation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-24.

Geography

Western Australia.