Swan and Canning River Development Control Area Boundary

A gazetted administrative boundary last updated on May 7, 2016, defining the area for development approvals within the Swan and Canning river system in Western Australia. The dataset, managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, includes waters, adjoining parks, and recreation reserves. It is provided in multiple geospatial formats including WFS, WMS, and GeoJSON.

Use Cases

• Perform spatial analysis to determine if a proposed development location falls within the gazetted Development Control Area boundary.
• Integrate this boundary layer with land parcel data to assess planning constraints for properties adjoining the Swan and Canning rivers.
• Use the WFS or GeoJSON service to create interactive maps showing the jurisdictional area managed by the Rivers and Estuaries Branch.

Strengths

• Boundary is officially gazetted, providing legal and administrative authority.
• Available in seven geospatial formats (WFS, WMS, FGDB, etc.) for interoperability.
• Last gazetted update was on May 7, 2016, with a metadata record refreshed in March 2026.

Limitations

• The spatial data may not reflect recent, non-gazetted changes to the Development Control Area since 2016.
• Lack of tabular attribute columns limits non-spatial analysis of development applications or land use.

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Rivers and Estuaries Branch), formerly the Swan River Trust.

Collection Method

Administratively defined and gazetted boundary.

Time Range

Boundary effective as of May 7, 2016.

Freshness

Metadata last updated March 2026; underlying gazetted boundary from May 2016.

Geography

Swan River, Avon River, Canning River, Helena River, Southern River, and adjoining parks/reserves in Western Australia.