New South Wales Cadastral Parcel Boundaries and Ownership Fabric

NSW Land Parcel Property Theme is a polygon dataset representing areas of land with defined boundaries under unique ownership. The dataset provides the foundation fabric of land ownership in New South Wales, consisting of the digital cadastral database and associated parcel and property information. It is maintained by Spatial Services (DCS) and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze parcel geometry and lot boundaries for urban development planning using polygon spatial features.
• Link parcel identifiers to external land title records to track ownership and property interests.
• Visualize cadastral fabric and basic topographic features for creating base maps in GIS applications.
• Assess the spatial distribution of land parcels for real estate market analysis and valuation studies.

Strengths

• Polygon dataset provides detailed geometric definitions of land parcels.
• Contains a unique identifier for linking to other land title and interest records.
• Described as an up-to-date parcel-based land information system.

Limitations

• Spatial reference is aligned to GDA94, which may cause misalignments in GDA2020 environments.
• The specific service is scheduled for retirement, indicating potential future access issues.
• No specific row count, column list, or sample data is provided to assess volume and detail.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), NSW Government.

Collection Method

Derived from the NSW cadastre, an official land information system.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-08, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.