Playground Locations in Hobsons Bay City Council

Hobsons Bay City Council in Australia provides a 2017 inventory of public playgrounds. The dataset lists each playground's park name, specific play area, suburb, and geographic coordinates (Easting and Northing). It was created and published by the Hobsons Bay City Council.

Use Cases

• Map playground density per Suburb using the Easting and Northing coordinates for spatial analysis.
• Assess equitable access to recreation by correlating Playground area locations with demographic data from other sources.
• Inventory maintenance needs by linking Park Name and Playground area records to council asset management systems.

Strengths

• Contains precise geographic coordinates (Easting and Northing) for mapping.
• Covers multiple suburbs within a defined local government area.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, WFS).

Limitations

• Data is from a single snapshot in August 2017 and may be outdated.
• Unknown row count prevents assessment of completeness for all suburbs.
• Lacks detailed attributes like equipment type or condition.

Provenance

Source

Hobsons Bay City Council.

Collection Method

Council inventory of public assets.

Time Range

August 2017.

Freshness

Snapshot from August 2017; metadata updated April 2026.

Geography

Hobsons Bay City Council, Victoria, Australia.