Mine Subsidence District Boundaries for New South Wales

Mine Subsidence Districts define the area of control for the Mine Subsidence Board under the Mine Subsidence Compensation Act, 1961. The dataset is maintained by Subsidence Advisory NSW and was initially published on 05/02/2020. Features are positioned in alignment with the Land Parcel and Property dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial overlap between district boundaries and property parcels to assess compensation eligibility.
• Map the administrative jurisdiction of the Mine Subsidence Board using polygon features.
• Integrate boundary features with other Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) themes for land management analysis.

Strengths

• Data is positioned in alignment with the authoritative Lot and Property digital datasets.
• Maintained by the official Mine Subsidence Board and Subsidence Advisory NSW.

Limitations

• The service uses the GDA94 spatial reference, which may cause misalignment in GDA2020 environments.
• The dataset is scheduled for retirement, indicating potential future unavailability.

Provenance

Source

Subsidence Advisory NSW and the Mine Subsidence Board.

Collection Method

Digitized and maintained from data provider files, aligned with property parcel datasets.

Time Range

Initial publication 05/02/2020; data currency date listed as 01/01/3000.

Freshness

Data update frequency is listed as 'Other'; last metadata update was 2026-04-08.

Geography

State of New South Wales, Australia.