Part of the VLAT dataset series, this dataset contains authoritative polygon boundaries for localities in Victoria. Boundaries are defined by Local Governments and registered by the Registrar of Geographic Names (GeoNames). The dataset is maintained by the Department of Transport and Planning and was last updated on 2026-04-09.
Use Cases
- Map locality boundaries based on registered geographic names.
- Analyze changes in locality definitions based on feature versioning (UFI_RETIRED).
- Integrate locality data with property information based on alignment to Vicmap Property.
- Support local government planning workflows based on bounded locality (LOCB) data.
Strengths
- Dataset includes feature versioning and editing chaining (UFI_RETIRED, UFI_OLD).
- Boundaries are authoritative and registered by the official Registrar of Geographic Names.
- Data is aligned to Vicmap Property, facilitating integration with other land datasets.
- Available in multiple geospatial file formats (EXTENDED TAB, MIF, SHP, GDB, DXF, TAB, DWG).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data only contains bounded localities (LOCB), excluding unbounded localities/neighbourhoods (LOCU or NBHD).
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Transport and Planning
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-09 04:10:59.871091; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Victoria, Australia