Regional Parks Land Tenure and Management Boundaries

Regional Parks data details land tenure arrangements and management boundaries for regionally significant conservation and recreation areas around Perth and Bunbury. The dataset, last updated in March 2026, is provided by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. It supports coordinated land use planning across multiple tenures including State land, local government land, and private freehold.

Use Cases

• Analyze land tenure complexity across parks to identify management jurisdictions for State land, local government land, and private freehold parcels.
• Map conservation and recreation boundaries to support regional land use planning and coordinated management.
• Identify areas for potential land acquisition to consolidate park boundaries based on existing tenure arrangements.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by the authoritative Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (SHP, GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, WFS) for interoperability.
• Covers regionally significant areas around metropolitan Perth and Bunbury.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown, limiting precise analytical scope.
• The Creative Commons Non-Commercial (CC-NC) license restricts commercial applications.

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, author Geoffrey Banks.

Collection Method

Harvested and provided via data.gov.au; originally DPAW-032.

Time Range

Current as of March 2026; temporal coverage of land tenure status not specified.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Regional parks situated around metropolitan Perth and Bunbury, Western Australia.