NSW Land Parcel Property Theme Water Feature: Cadastral Water Boundaries

NSW Land Parcel and Property Theme Water Feature is a polygon dataset representing the cadastral boundary of tidal, non-tidal, and ocean waters in New South Wales, Australia. The data is maintained by Spatial Services (DCS) and is updated within 10 working days from when a plan is lodged at NSW Land Registry Services. It provides the foundational fabric of land ownership and is used for tenure security, land-use definition, and infrastructure planning.

Use Cases

• Secure land tenure and access to capital based on defined cadastral boundaries.
• Define allowable land use based on water feature boundaries mentioned in the description.
• Manage native title, conservation, and disaster management based on cadastral water parcel data.
• Improve infrastructure and property development planning based on foundational land parcel fabric.
• Inform water and carbon accounting programs based on the spatial representation of water bodies.

Strengths

• Data is updated within 10 working days from plan lodgement, suggesting high recency.
• Aligns with the national GDA2020 spatial standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Serves as the foundational fabric for land ownership and property data in NSW.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, being specific to New South Wales.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), NSW Government

Collection Method

Continuously updated with information sourced from stakeholders and custodians, primarily from subdivision, registration, and gazettal activity.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 18:44:54.286119; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia