Open data about NSW, in one place.
Bowerbird gathers what government agencies publish about places in New South Wales, links it together and shows it on a map, in suburb and council pages, and in tables you can query.
What Bowerbird is
Agencies publish a lot about NSW: property sales, crime, the Census, school zones, planning maps, bush fire and flood maps, road crashes, transport and live traffic. Each dataset sits on its own site, in its own format, cut up by its own kind of area. Bowerbird collects them and lines them up, so you can look up an address, a suburb, a postcode or a council and see what the public record says about it.
Datasets are linked by official codes (address IDs, lot and plan numbers, ABS areas) rather than by matching names. Every number on the site has a source line that names the dataset it came from.
This is an early release, so coverage is uneven. The Data page shows which datasets are in and which are still to come.
Data and licences
Bowerbird uses these datasets under the licences their publishers give. It is not endorsed by any of these publishers.
78 datasets from 47 publishers feed the site today.
Spine and boundaries
- G-NAF (Geocoded National Address File), NSW Attribution: “Incorporates or developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement”
- ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries (SAL, POA, LGA, SA2) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, CC BY 4.0”
- ABS ASGS 2021 mesh block allocation files and correspondences Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, mesh block correspondence 2016 to 2021, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW Imagery Theme (aerial basemap) Attribution: “© State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW), NSW Imagery, CC BY 4.0”
- Overture Maps Buildings (including Microsoft and OpenStreetMap footprints) Attribution: “© OpenStreetMap contributors; Microsoft Global ML Building Footprints; Overture Maps Foundation. ODbL 1.0”
- ABS state and federal electoral divisions 2021 and 2025 (mesh-block allocation) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, state and Commonwealth electoral divisions allocation files 2021 and 2025, CC BY 4.0”
Property
- NSW Land Parcel and Property Theme (cadastre lots, DCDB) Attribution: “© State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW), CC BY”
- NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (PSI) Attribution: “Contains NSW Valuer General property sales information, © Crown in right of New South Wales through the Valuer General NSW, processed by Bowerbird”
- NSW land value summaries by council Attribution: “Land value summaries, Valuer General NSW”
- NSW strata scheme register (StrataHub plans) Attribution: “© State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW), StrataHub strata plans”
- NSW rental bond lodgements Attribution: “NSW Fair Trading, rental bond data, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW rental bonds held (active bonds) Attribution: “NSW Fair Trading, rental bond data, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW rental bond refunds Attribution: “NSW Fair Trading, rental bond data, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW rental bonds 2013-16 (GIPA release) Attribution: “NSW Fair Trading, rental bonds lodged June 2013 to July 2016 (GIPA release FA#13 2016-17, data.nsw), CC BY”
- NSW end of tenancy survey Attribution: “NSW Fair Trading, End of Tenancy Survey to 30 April 2025, CC BY”
- DCJ Rent and Sales Report Attribution: “NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, from NSW Fair Trading bond lodgements, © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0”
- Revenue NSW statistics by postcode (transfer duty, first home buyers, FHOG, land tax) Attribution: “Revenue NSW, duty, first home buyer and land tax statistics by postcode, CC BY”
Planning and development
- NSW EPI Primary Planning Layers (zoning, FSR, height, minimum lot size, heritage) Attribution: “NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, CC BY 3.0 AU”
- ABS Building Approvals by SA2 and LGA (8731.0) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals, Australia, CC BY 4.0”
- EPBC Act referrals (federal environment law project areas) Attribution: “Referrals Spatial Database © Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, CC BY 4.0”
People
- ABS SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021, CC BY 4.0”
- ABS Census 2021 DataPacks (General Community Profile and others) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0”
- ABS Regional Population (estimated resident population by SA2 and LGA) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population, CC BY 4.0”
- ATO Taxation Statistics, Individuals Tables 6 and 8 (by postcode) Attribution: “Australian Taxation Office, Taxation Statistics, CC BY 2.5 AU”
- DSS Benefit and Payment Recipient Demographics (quarterly) Attribution: “Department of Social Services, DSS Benefit and Payment Recipient Demographics, CC BY 3.0 AU”
- ABS Data by Region (SA2 and LGA, 2011-2025) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, CC BY 4.0”
- Revenue NSW unclaimed money by owner's last-known postcode Attribution: “Revenue NSW, unclaimed money GIPA release (data.nsw, 2020), CC BY”
- Modified Monash Model 2023 remoteness (MM1-MM7) by mesh block, suburb and postcode Attribution: “Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, Modified Monash Model 2023 (ASGS 2021 concordances, data.gov.au), CC BY 2.5 AU”
- AFSA personal insolvencies by region (SA3), quarterly Attribution: “Australian Financial Security Authority, Quarterly personal insolvency statistics (data.gov.au), CC BY 2.5 AU”
- ABS Personal Income in Australia (SA2 and LGA) Attribution: “Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Income in Australia, CC BY 4.0”
Elections
- NSW Electoral Commission results by polling place (state 2015-2023, local 2021-2024) Attribution: “© State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, election results, CC BY 4.0”
- AEC federal election results by polling place (2007-2025) Attribution: “© Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Electoral Commission), federal election results, CC BY 4.0”
Safety
- BOCSAR recorded criminal incidents by suburb, postcode and LGA Attribution: “NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW road crash data (crash, traffic unit, casualty) Attribution: “Transport for NSW Centre for Road Safety, NSW Crash Data, CC BY”
- Revenue NSW fines (parking and food safety by council, speed and red light cameras by postcode) Attribution: “Revenue NSW, parking, food safety and camera offences, CC BY”
- Revenue NSW penalty notice dataset (all offences, statewide) Attribution: “Revenue NSW, penalty notice data, CC BY”
- Speed and red light camera locations Attribution: “Transport for NSW, speed camera locations map, CC BY”
- BITRE Australian Road Deaths Database (fatalities) Attribution: “Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics, Australian Road Deaths Database, CC BY”
Hazards
- NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land Attribution: “© NSW Rural Fire Service, CC BY”
- NSW flood planning areas (Environmental Planning Instrument flood layer) Attribution: “NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, CC BY 3.0 AU (Environmental Planning Instrument - Flood)”
- NSW flood study extents Attribution: “NSW Reconstruction Authority, Hawkesbury-Nepean River Flood Study 2024, CC BY 4.0; Ku-ring-gai Council flood studies (Hydrology), CC BY 4.0; City of Parramatta flood mapping, used under the council's terms (non-commercial use)”
- NSW Flood Data Portal council flood studies Attribution: “Flood studies from the NSW Flood Data Portal (NSW SES), CC BY 4.0: Georges River Council, Kogarah Bay Creek Flood and Overland Flow Study; Camden Council, Update of Narellan Creek Flood Study; Hawkesbury City Council, Hawkesbury Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2025; Fairfield City Council, Canley Corridor Floodplain Risk Management Study; Fairfield City Council, Cabravale Overland Flood Study; Campbelltown City Council, Campbelltown Southern Catchments Flood Study; Blue Mountains City Council, Bullaburra to Linden Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan; Northern Beaches Council, Greendale Creek Flood Study”
- Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements activations by council (disaster declarations) Attribution: “National Emergency Management Agency, DRFA activation history by LGA (data.gov.au), CC BY 2.5 AU”
Environment and energy
- Greater Sydney tree canopy by mesh block (2022/23 and 2024/25) Attribution: “NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Greater Sydney Region Tree Canopy to Modified Mesh Block 2022 and 2024/25, CC BY 4.0”
- Beachwatch water quality and pollution forecasts Attribution: “NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Beachwatch State of the Beaches, CC BY”
- NSW 5 metre elevation Attribution: “Elevation © State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW), CC BY 3.0 AU”
- SRTM 1 second elevation (Geoscience Australia) Attribution: “SRTM-derived 1 second DEM © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia), CC BY 4.0”
- CER small-scale installation postcode data (rooftop solar, batteries, solar water heaters) Attribution: “Clean Energy Regulator, small-scale installation postcode data, CC BY 4.0”
- Heat Vulnerability Index 2022 (Greater Sydney, SA1) Attribution: “NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and RMIT, Heat Vulnerability Index 2022 for Greater Sydney, CC BY 4.0”
- BioNet koala sightings Attribution: “NSW DCCEEW, BioNet Atlas of NSW Wildlife, CC BY 4.0”
Transport
- TfNSW GTFS static timetables Attribution: “Transport for NSW, Timetables (GTFS), CC BY 4.0”
- TfNSW vehicle registration statistics Attribution: “Transport for NSW, vehicle registration statistics, CC BY. Estimates: small counts are hidden and scaled to TfNSW's fleet totals”
- TfNSW Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) by mesh block Attribution: “Transport for NSW, Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL), CC BY”
- Revenue NSW passenger service levy (point-to-point trips, NSW) Attribution: “Revenue NSW, passenger service levy from inception, CC BY”
- Train station entrance locations Attribution: “Transport for NSW, Train Station Entrance Locations ( version), CC BY”
Schools and services
- NSW public schools master dataset Attribution: “NSW Department of Education, CC BY”
- NSW government school intake zones (catchments) Attribution: “NSW Department of Education, CC BY”
- NSW public school revenue (canteens, contributions, hire of facilities) Attribution: “NSW Department of Education, CC BY”
- NSW Department of Education s170 heritage register Attribution: “NSW Department of Education, CC BY”
- ACECQA National Registers (approved childcare services and NQS ratings) Attribution: “ACECQA National Registers, © Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, used with acknowledgement for non-commercial purposes”
- AIHW MyHospitals (hospitals, emergency department waits, elective surgery, infections) Attribution: “Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material: MyHospitals”
- BHI Healthcare Quarterly downloadable data (ambulance) Attribution: “Bureau of Health Information. Healthcare Quarterly: Ambulance. Sydney (NSW); BHI”
- BHI hospital performance (emergency, admitted patients, elective surgery) Attribution: “Bureau of Health Information. Healthcare Quarterly: Emergency department, admitted patients and elective surgery. Sydney (NSW); BHI”
- BHI Adult Admitted Patient Survey Attribution: “Bureau of Health Information. Adult Admitted Patient Survey, 2021 to 2025. Sydney (NSW); BHI”
- Geoscience Australia facilities (emergency services, waste, wastewater) with G-NAF PIDs Attribution: “© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia), Emergency Management Facilities, Waste Management Facilities and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW government school facts (enrolment history, RAM funding, attendance, grades, support classes) Attribution: “NSW Department of Education, CC BY”
Business and economy
- NSW liquor licences (premises list) Attribution: “Liquor & Gaming NSW, licensed premises list, © State of New South Wales, CC BY 4.0”
- NSW liquor licence register (Liquor API) Attribution: “Liquor & Gaming NSW, liquor licence register through API.NSW's Liquor API, © State of New South Wales”
- NSW Fair Trading licences (December 2023) Attribution: “NSW Fair Trading licence extracts, © State of New South Wales, CC BY”
- ABR ABN Bulk Extract
- Modelled gaming machine profit per NSW club and hotel Attribution: “Bowerbird estimate, modelled from Liquor & Gaming NSW's gaming machine reports, © State of New South Wales, CC BY 4.0”
- Liquor & Gaming NSW gaming machine data by council (quarterly, with six-monthly history) Attribution: “Liquor & Gaming NSW, gaming machine reports, © State of New South Wales, CC BY 4.0”
- City of Sydney floor space and employment survey Attribution: “City of Sydney, Floor Space and Employment Survey, CC BY 4.0”
Live feeds
- TfNSW GTFS-Realtime vehicle positions (trains, metro, light rail, ferries, buses, NSW TrainLink)
- Live Traffic NSW hazards (incident, roadwork, flood, fire, major event, alpine)
- TfNSW Live Traffic Cameras
- NSW RFS major incidents feed (Fires Near Me)
- NSW FuelCheck live fuel prices
Current as of 28 October 2026. The Data page lists every dataset, including the ones still to come.
Maps Base map tiles from OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors, credited on each map.
Typefaces Bricolage Grotesque, Newsreader, Schibsted Grotesk and Geist Mono, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, served from this site.
Disclaimer
Bowerbird shows open data as its publishers released it. It may be out of date, incomplete or wrong, and joining datasets together can add errors of its own. Each source line says which dataset and period a figure comes from: check anything that matters with the publisher.
Nothing here is financial, legal, planning, property or any other professional advice. Bush fire and flood maps are planning designations, not risk ratings, and zoning and heritage maps are not a planning certificate. School intake zones change, so check with the school.
Live feeds (traffic incidents, vehicle positions, fire incidents and fuel prices) come through Bowerbird's own server, and traffic camera images straight from Transport for NSW. They can be delayed, can drop out, and may show old information when a feed is down. Don't rely on them in an emergency: follow the official alerts from the agency concerned.
The site is provided as is, with no warranty of any kind, and the people who make it accept no liability for decisions made using it.
Privacy
There are no accounts or sign-ins, and no advertising. The site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts page views and load times without cookies and without following you across sites. Bowerbird itself sets no cookies.
Address search runs in your browser: the page downloads parts of the address index and finds the match on your device, so what you type isn't sent as a search, though the files it fetches are grouped by street name.
Some things load from other services, which see an ordinary request from your browser (such as your IP address): map tiles from OpenFreeMap and traffic camera images from Transport for NSW.
Bowerbird doesn't publish the names of property buyers, sellers or owners.
Contact
Write to hello@bowerbirdau.com with questions and feedback, corrections to the data, privacy or removal requests, licence or copyright notices from data publishers, and security reports.
Bowerbird is an independent, non-commercial project, not affiliated with the NSW Government or any of the publishers above.