Brisbane CBD Parking Station Vacancy Counts

Brisbane City Council's dataset tracks the number of vacant spaces at its two parking stations in the Central Business District. The data covers the King George Square and Wickham Terrace car parks, which operate with extended hours throughout the year. The dataset is updated via API and is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking space vacancy trends over time for the King George Square and Wickham Terrace stations.
• Model real-time parking availability for transport and navigation applications using the vacancy count feature.
• Correlate special event schedules with fluctuations in the number of vacant spaces at the two CBD car parks.

Strengths

• Data originates directly from the authoritative Brisbane City Council.
• Provides real-time or frequently updated counts of vacant parking spaces.
• Covers two major CBD parking stations with extended operating hours.

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to only two specific parking stations in Brisbane.
• No sample data or column schema is provided to understand the data structure.
• The primary file format is HTML, which is not ideal for direct programmatic analysis.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Data from council-operated parking station systems, available via API.

Time Range

Ongoing, with extended hours of operation throughout the year.

Freshness

Updated on 2026-03-25.

Geography

Brisbane Central Business District (CBD), Queensland, Australia.