On-Street Parking Bay Restrictions for Melbourne

City of Melbourne Open Data provides a dataset detailing operational rules for individual on-street parking bays. It includes restrictions defined by fields such as FromDay, ToDay, StartTime, EndTime, TypeDesc, and Duration. The data is part of a live parking sensor system and can join with related datasets via bay_id and marker_id attributes.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking duration limits by mapping Duration values against TypeDesc categories like '2P Meter' or 'Disabled Only'.
• Model time-based parking availability by processing restriction schedules using FromDay, ToDay, StartTime, and EndTime fields.
• Identify accessibility provisions by examining DisabilityExt and Exemption columns for bays with disabled parking rules.
• Assess public holiday parking policies by filtering restrictions based on the EffectiveOnPH indicator.

Strengths

• Data is part of a live, integrated parking sensor system maintained by the City of Melbourne.
• Includes detailed temporal restriction fields (FromDay, ToDay, StartTime, EndTime) for schedule analysis.
• Covers specific restriction types such as paid meter, disabled-only, and ticket areas via the TypeDesc and Description columns.

Limitations

• The dataset may experience disruption due to an ongoing parking system upgrade, affecting reliability.
• Row count, column count, and sample data are unknown, preventing assessment of scale and structure.
• The on-street parking bays and restrictions datasets do not currently join directly, limiting relational analysis.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Part of a live parking sensor data release; collection method not specified.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-20.

Geography

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia