National Heritage List Spatial Database (NHL) - public

##### Abstract These data provide locational and attribute information for places for places nominated to and included in the National Heritage List as determined by the Australian Government managed by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. National Heritage List polygons with attribute information describing the place name, class (indigenous, natural, historic), and status. Places subject to confidentiality agreements are included in these data but the location is generalised to the bounding 100k mapsheet. The location data for place nominations that have been rejected, are ineligible, removed or destroyed are not included in the publicly downloadable spatial dataset. ##### Currency Date modified: 24 February 2026 Modification frequency: As needed ##### Data extent Spatial extent North: -9.79955° South: -67.013055° East: 167.972839° West: 72.246193° Temporal extent From 1986 to Present The database is live and ongoing. There are current assessment and nomination processes being undertaken. ##### Source information This dataset is provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water * [Map Server] * [Metadata] * [Public listing] ##### Lineage statement The original spatial data for some places were captured and copied from the Register of the National Estate, which were digitised by the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG) from stable-base overlays produced by the Australian Heritage Commission since 1986. Since 1999, data entry and attribution has been undertaken by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Heritage Division staff. Data are captured using topographic and cadastral data at map scales of up to 1:250,000, depending on the size and detail of the property. The majority of the source datasets are maintained and processed as ESRI shapefiles, in geographic projection using datum GDA94. The final dataset described by this metadata has been transformed to the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA94). Data was made available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence January 2015. ##### Data dictionary All layers ──────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute name│Description ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NAME │Formal designator of the listed area ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ADDRESS │Human-readable description of location ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AREA_HA │Enclosed area of the listed location in hectares ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── CLASS │Purpose for the heritage listing of the location ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── FILE_ │Contains location information for the listed area ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── PLACE_ID │Unique identifier for listing ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REGISTER_DATE │Date of first listing for location ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SOURCE │Original source of data object ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STATE │State (or Territory) in which the listed area is located ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STATUS │Current heritage status for the location (typically "Listed" or "Nominated") ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── UPDATED │Date of most recent update to listing ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── URL │Link to webpage ──────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ##### Contact Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, [GeoSpatial@dcceew.gov.au]