__NOTOC__   Purpose   is used to add infoboxes to articles on places in Australian states and territories. It is not limited to populated places such as cities, towns and suburbs, but may be used on any place including regions, local government areas, cadastral units, protected areas and even some areas that do not fall into any of the preceding descriptions and for which no other infobox is appropriate. It is the standard infobox used in Australian articles. Australian articles using  should be converted to use this infobox.  The infobox has been extensively customised for Australia and includes automation that results in some parameters being redundant to other parameters. For example, if population density (in the  parameter) is not specified, this will be automatically generated based on the  and  parameters. It is therefore important to read parameter descriptions thoroughly, to avoid unnecessarily providing redundant or incorrect information.  For infoboxes that require reformatting, general cleanup or addition of missing parameters, Template:Infobox Australian place/cleanup can be substituted. This will reformat the infobox and remove invalid parameters.   Usage    To use this template   Copy the relevant blank template from the Blank infobox page into the beginning of your document, remembering to put the code on the line directly before the start of the article's lead. Enter values for the parameters as outlined under , particularly  and . Parameters left blank will automatically be hidden. Preview the page with your edits. Save the page with an appropriate edit summary (e.g., "Added {{[[Template:Infobox Australian place|Infobox Australian place]]}}", which will display as, "Added " ).   Examples   Examples of this template can be found on the examples page.   Parameters  Both type and state are required parameters. All other parameters used by this template are optional.   Required  These parameters must be set for every infobox as they affect the behaviour of many other parameters.  The  parameter sets up the template for a specific type of location. It regulates which parameters can be used and sets the colour of the top bar of the infobox. The entered values for this parameter should be plain, unlinked text.  + Use of the |= parameter Accepted value Description Colour of top barColour names per the colour names given by colourblindness.com city A city.  Light Goldenrod Yellow suburb A suburb, a form of administrative region generally used in cities and towns. Antique White town A town or other settlement.  Snow Flurry lga An Australian local government area (LGA) - a particular form of administrative region, used to create local governments. Many LGAs will use terms such as "Town of", "District Council of", "Shire of", "City of", etc., in their names. Note that the ACT does not have any system of local government, and therefore does not have LGAs. Lavender region  Mauve cadastral  Light Yellow protected  No colour  (An IUCN category can be used to display a coloured banner - see .) other  No colour undefined Occurs when the parameter has been left blank. Very Light Grey  The  parameter defines the state or territory of the infobox's location. It sets up the template to refer to and link to the correct state or territory throughout. The entered values for this parameter should be plain, unlinked text; for consistency, lower case is preferred. If the parameter is left blank, the infobox will default to au (i.e., Australia). + Use of the |= parameter Accepted value State or territory act Australian Capital Territory (ACT) nsw New South Wales (NSW) nt Northern Territory (NT) qld Queensland (Qld or QLD) sa South Australia (SA) tas Tasmania (Tas or TAS) vic Victoria (Vic or VIC) wa Western Australia (WA) jbt Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) ni Norfolk Island (NI) au Australia - use when no other value is applicable.   Optional  + Optional parameters Parameter Available for  Description Notes Potential sources Values name all Name of infobox's place   Plain text.  If this parameter is not present in the article, the template will use the name of the article. If the parameter exists, but the place name is not defined, the infobox title will be blank. native_name all Placename in local Indigenous Australian language(s) Name of a place in the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language, if different from name. Native is a deprecated archaic term in the Australian context, but is used in this template for consistency with other templates. Please don't use the term in articles.  plain text native_name_lang all ISO 639-1 code, e.g. nys for Noongar, for the Indigenous Australian language, if available If there are names in multiple Indigenous Australian languages, enter those names into the  parameter using {{lang}} instead.Native is a deprecated archaic term in the Australian context, but is used in this template for consistency with other templates. Please don't use the term in articles.Prerequisite parameters: native_name  plain text city ??(recommended for suburb) City name Name will be auto-linked if no wikilink is defined.In some cases it may be desirable to include the name of a non-city here. List of cities in Australia plain text, may be linked. iucn_category protected The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category applicable to the protected area. For more information on how this parameter is displayed, see IUCN categories below.  Plain text, do not wikilink. Accepted values are:  Ia  Ib  II  III  IV  V  VI iucn_ref protected A reference demonstrating the IUCN category Prerequisite parameters:  iucn_category  Wikitext (can contain links).Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and a citation template image all  Image of the locality For cadastral units, this is typically a map showing its location within the state or territory.  filename image_upright all  Width of image of the locality (in relation to default thumbnail size) The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used, and WP:IMGSIZE for rationale.  Unformatted number. If not specified, the image width defaults to 1.23, which is approximately 270px for readers that haven't changed their default thumbnail size at Special:Preferences. caption all  Caption for the locality image   wikitext (can contain links) image_alt all  Alt text for the image   wikitext (can contain links) image2 all A second image of the locality In LGA articles this is typically used where a map of the LGA is required but the appropriate locator map template is not available in .  filename image2_upright all Width of the second image of the locality (in relation to default thumbnail size) The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used, and WP:IMGSIZE for rationale.  Unformatted number. If not specified, the image width defaults to 1.23, which is approximately 270px for readers that haven't changed their default thumbnail size at Special:Preferences. caption2 all caption for the second locality image   wikitext (can contain links) image2_alt all  Alt text for the image   wikitext (can contain links) nearest_town_or_city protected  nearest town or city to the area If the area is not within a town or city, the nearest town or city to the area can be listed here. If only one, wikilinking may be omitted as the article will be automatically linked. If there are more than one, use .  Wikitext (can contain links)  ??(recommended for all) Displays coordinates of the locality. Triggers a map to automatically generate (can be adjusted in various ways).  The automatic map will be of the state, with a pushpin identifying the position specified in . Parameters to adjust or toggle the map are under . A second map can be generated using wikidata as well (see ).  Example:{{Coord|32|45|41.3|S|151|44|38.6|E|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}} pop ??(recommended for all except protected) Population statistic (use approximate if ) If left empty, population data will be displayed from Wikidata (for appropriate geography). See Notes below for more information. ABS (generic)2016 Census QuickStats Number. should be plain, either with or without a comma. i.e. 12345 or 12,345 Do not add anything else, including years or references. pop_year ??(recommended for all except protected) Year applicable to the population figure Prerequisite parameters:  popABS (generic)2016 Census QuickStats Number. When the population is for a census year, use  pop_footnotes ??(recommended for all except protected) Footnote demonstrating the population statistic Prerequisite parameters:  popABS (generic)2016 Census QuickStats wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and  pop2 ??(recommended for all except protected) Second population statistic (use approximate if ) See Clarence Town, New South Wales for an example of when a second population figure is useful.Prerequisite parameters:  popABS (generic)2016 Census QuickStats Number. Should be unformatted, and can be with or without a comma. i.e. 12345 or 12,345  Do not add anything else, including years or references. pop2_year ??(recommended for all except protected) Year applicable to the second population figure Prerequisite parameters:  pop2 ABS (generic)2016 Census QuickStats Number. When the population is for a census year, use  pop2_footnotes ??(recommended for all except protected) Footnote demonstrating the second population statistic Prerequisite parameters:  pop2 ABS (generic)2016 Census QuickStats wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and  poprank ??(recommended for city) population rank Prerequisite parameters:  pop List of cities in Australia by population number density all(recommended for city, region) population density Will auto-calculate if both pop and area are definedABS unformatted number, in people/km² density_footnotes all(recommended for city, region) population density footnote for referencesABS wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and a citation template established all  Date the location was established If the exact date is unknown, a year will suffice  date established_footnotes all  Reference demonstrating the establishment date   wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template abolished all  Date the location was abolished If the exact date is unknown, a year will suffice  date gazetted all  Date the place name was gazetted   date postcode all(recommended for suburb, town) Postcode(s) for the place Australia Post postcode search tool number elevation all(recommended for suburb, town) The elevation, measured from sea level in metres   unformatted number in metres elevation_footnotes all(recommended for suburb, town) Footnote demonstrating the elevation   wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template area all  The area of the location  ABS unformatted number in km2 area_footnotes all  Footnote demonstrating the area  ABS wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template timezone all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region) Timezone of the location See Time in Australia  Plain text, linked. Either the full name or the abbreviation can be used (e.g., either [[Australian Western Standard Time]] or [[Australian Western Standard Time|AWST]] can be used). utc all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region) UTC offset of the timezone   "+" followed by number, e.g., +8:00 (for AWST) timezone-dst all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region) Daylight saving timezone NT, Qld and WA are the only internal states and territories which do not have any daylight saving timezone. Daylight saving time in Australia Plain text, linked. Either the full name or the abbreviation can be used (e.g., either [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time]] or [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]] can be used). utc-dst all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region) UTC offset of the daylight saving timezone NT, Qld and WA are the only internal states and territories which do not have any daylight saving timezone.  "+" followed by number, e.g., +11:00 (for AEDT) mayor lga  Mayor of the LGA Name of the mayor only. Do not include titles, postnominals or political party information.  Plain text mayortitle lga  Title of the mayor  Wikitext (can be wikilinked), or blank. If left blank, will default to "Mayor". location# (up to location5) all(recommended for city, suburb, town)  Specified location(s) to display the distance and direction to Normally other cities or population centres.See  below Maps such as Google Earth Plain text, may be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. dist# (up to dist5) all(recommended for city, suburb, town) The distance by road (not direct) to the specified location(s) Distance by road, not direct.See  belowMaps such as Google earth, whereis, Visit Victoria route planner unformatted number in km dir# (up to dir5) all(recommended for city, suburb, town) The direction (preferably cardinal) of the specified location(s), normally other cities or population centres See  below  Plain text. Normally a cardinal direction, either as an initialism (e.g. N, SE, NWW) or the word in lower case (per MOS:COMPASS; e.g., north, south-east, north-west-west). lga all(recommended for city, suburb, town) Name of the local government area This parameter will display in a way that makes little sense when , but it can be used if necessary.NSW Geographical Names Board Plain text, may be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. lga2lga3lga4lga5 all(recommended for city, suburb, town) Names of additional LGAs This parameter displays in a way that makes no sense when , but it can be used if necessary. If more than 5 LGAs are required, use  as necessary. See Hunter Region for an example.  Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. seat all(recommended for lga) Council seat of the LGA   Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. region all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, cadastral, protected) Name of region location is in   Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. county all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga) Name of the county (a type of lands administrative division) Not used in all areas.NSW Geographical Names Board Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. parish all(recommended for city, suburb, town) Name of the parish (a type of lands administrative division) Only used in NSW, Qld and Vic.NSW Geographical Names Board Plain text, can be wikilinked. hundred cadastral  Name of the hundred (a type of lands administrative division) Not used in all areas.  Plain text, can be wikilinked. former_hundred cadastral  Former name of the hundred (a type of lands administrative division) Not used in all areas.  Plain text, can be wikilinked. division cadastral  Name of the division (a type of lands administrative division) Only used in NSW - lands administrative divisions of New South Wales  Plain text, can be wikilinked. stategovstategov2stategov3stategov4stategov5 all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region) The place's state government electorate(s)   Plain text, can be wikilinked. fedgovfedgov2fedgov3fedgov4 all(recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region) The place's federal government electorate(s)   Plain text, can be wikilinked. logo all(recommended for lga) Logo of place  For LGAs, these can be sourced from individual LGA websites. Image link (do not include "File:" or "Image:") logo_upright all(recommended for lga) Width of logo (in relation to default thumbnail size) The size should not be set to a value that would result in an logo width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used, and WP:IMGSIZE for rationale.  Unformatted number. If not specified, the logo width defaults to 1.23, which is approximately 270px for readers that haven't changed their default thumbnail size at Special:Preferences. logo_alt all(recommended for lga) Alt text for the logo   Wikitext, can be wikilinked. visitation_num protected  The number of visitors in a recent year   Unformatted number visitation_year protected  The year when visitation_num was counted Prerequisite parameters:  visitation_num  Unformatted year visitation_footnotes protected  Footnote demonstrating the number of visitors Prerequisite parameters:  visitation_num  Wikitext, can be wikilinked.Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template managing_authorities protected  authority that manages the area Name of the authority or organisation that manages the area.  Wikitext, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked. url all(recommended for lga, protected) URL for the location's individual website Do not use for former LGAs  Bare url, e.g., http://www.example.com maxtemp all(recommended for suburb, town) Maximum average annual temperature  Bureau of Meteorology's climate data unformatted number, in °C maxtemp_footnotes all(recommended for suburb, town) Footnote demonstrating the maximum temperature  Bureau of Meteorology's climate data Wikitext, can contain templates, html, wikilinks, external links, etc.Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template mintemp all(recommended for suburb, town) Minimum average annual temperature Bureau of Meteorology's climate data unformatted number, in °C mintemp_footnotes all(recommended for suburb, town) Footnote demonstrating the minimum temperature Bureau of Meteorology's climate data wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template rainfall all(recommended for suburb, town) Average annual rainfall  Bureau of Meteorology's climate data unformatted number, in mm rainfall_footnotes all(recommended for suburb, town) Footnote demonstrating the annual rainfall  Bureau of Meteorology's climate data wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template near-nnear-nenear-enear-senear-snear-swnear-wnear-nw all(recommended for suburb, lga) Neighbours which share borders with the infobox's location It is best when all listed neighbours are of the same type (e.g., suburbs around a suburb). When the place of a neighbour is instead taken by something like an ocean or another state/territory, include it in italics.  Plain text, linked. Can be formatted. For example, the LGA of the City of Melville has a neighbour to its east, the City of Canning. Canning would be entered as |near-e=[[City of Canning]] (or [[City of Canning|Canning]], to save space). The City of Melville is also neighboured at its north by the Swan River (Western Australia). This would be entered as |near-n=''[[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]]'' (in italics as it is not another LGA) near all(recommended for suburb, lga) Central to neighbours Replaces name (best used without any near-* e.g. to specify a section link to the main text for further info)  plain text, link (ideally to a section of the article with further information) footnotes all  General footnotes, used to provide footnotes supporting information in parameters without a dedicated parameter for footnotes.   wikitext (can contain links)Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags. _noautocat all Prevents automatic categorisation This should only be used when absolutely necessary, when the automatic categorisation built into this template causes errors. A hidden note should be included to explain why the parameter is being used in the article.  "yes" to not categorise leave blank to categorise   Locator map generated by coordinates  The recommended and most common locator map is auto-generated by , but can be toggled off using  (see in table). All of the following parameters require  to be properly set using .  + -generated map Parameter Available for  Description Notes Values coordinates See  for details map_alt all Alt text for the location map Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates wikitext (can contain links) map_type all Toggles whether a location map is automatically generated Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates Available options are:   nomap to suppress automatically generated location map  auto or leave it blank, to allow the automatically generated location map map_scale all  Changes scale of map from the default Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates Unformatted number. See  for examples. force_national_map all(recommended for city, region, protected) Forces locator map to use a map of Australia as a whole Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates yes to force map of Australia, or leave blank. Plain text, do not link use_lga_map all(recommended for suburb, lga, protected) Forces locator map to use the LGA's map which is available to Module:Location map First confirm whether there is a map for that LGA - see :Category:Australia location map modules.Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates  state  lga yes to force map of the LGA, or leave blank alternative_location_map all  Forces the locator map to use an alternative map available to Module:Location map It can be used to display an LGA map in infoboxes where  cannot be set.Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates Name of the alternative map (:Category:Australia location map modules includes all available maps) relief all Forces relief-style map, if available Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates yes to force relief-style map, or leave blank pushpin_map_caption all The caption on the pushpin (the location of the coordinates) Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates Plain text or wikitext pushpin_label_position all Position of the pushpin's caption, in relation to the pushpin Prerequisite parameters:  coordinates left, right, top, bottomIf this is not set, the default is left   Locator map generated by wikidata   A second map can be generated using pre-defined wikidata. This can either replace, or be in addition to, the map generated by the |coordinates= parameter. It will display below the  map.  + Wikidata-generated map Parameter Available for  Description Notes Values local_map all Enable map of local area, as defined by wikidata This map will display below the map generated by |coordinates= if that map is also present. For the map to display properly, the current location must be connected to a wikidata entry and a map border must have been created on OpenStreetMap. yes will display the map zoom all Change zoom size of local_map For more information, see  instructions.Prerequisite parameters:  local_map Numeric value between 1 and 18. If left blank, zoom size defaults to 10. local_map_id all(recommended for other) Wikidata ID for the location, if the infobox is on an article that does not connect to the location's wikidata entry Search Wikidata for an IDPrerequisite parameters:  local_map An unlinked wikidata ID, e.g. Q595259 for Raymond Terrace. The ID will begin with "Q".   Notes   IUCN categories for protected areas Depending on the value given for , one of the following banners will be displayed below the name. Valid values are Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V and VI. For more information read the IUCN protected area categories article.             Calculating "image_upright"  The image_upright parameter, and image2_upright and logo_upright where applicable, is/are provided so as to facilitate the use of scalable images in this infobox, in accordance with the instructions at WP:IMAGESIZE, which advises against the use of "px" (for example: thumb|300px), as this forces a fixed image width.  Scalable images respect the user's base preference, which may have been selected for that user's particular devices. Module:InfoboxImage, which is used in this infobox, accommodates the use of scaling. However, setting the appropriate scale is slightly more complex than setting a raw "px" value. This guide provides a quick conversion table to make the process of setting a scale easier. It is based on a default thumbnail setting of 220px.    170px → upright=0.75  180px → upright=0.8  190px → upright=0.85  200px → upright=0.9  210px → upright=0.95  220px → upright=1  230px → upright=1.05  240px → upright=1.1  250px → upright=1.15  260px → upright=1.2  270px → upright=1.23  280px → upright=1.25  290px → upright=1.3  300px → upright=1.35   Footnote and reference parameters  Any references to support a parameter reserved solely for a numeric value should be placed within the respective  or  parameters. For example, place the reference used for the area of City X in the  parameters and not in the  parameter. Otherwise, an error may result.   Unformatted numbers and expression errors  Certain parameters require numeric values to be entered in an unformatted/raw fashion—i.e. 1000.0 not 1,000.0.  If an expression error is present, simply remove any commas or spaces from the number.   Dist#, Dir# and Location#  This is the distance and approximate direction to another location. The '#' is replaced with a number between 1 and 5. Therefore, five locations can be listed, using  through . The distances can be listed using  through . Direction from the locations is optional, and can be specified using  through .   Population from Wikidata   If the  parameter is left empty or not supplied, the template will attempt to retrieve population data from Wikidata. For more information, see the documentation of Module:PopulationFromWikidata. This is a new feature as of June 2022 (to coincide with the release of the 2021 Australian Census data). Please report any feedback to Template talk:Infobox Australian place.   Where to find information   Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian places#Useful Resources  Australian Bureau of Statistics  LGA links for each state  Climate Data Online at the Bureau of Meteorology   Tracking categories     – articles that display population values from Wikidata, rather than directly via the  parameter.   Deprecated parameters    – articles that include deprecated parameters are automatically added. As of 5 April 2016, the tracked parameters are , , , ,  and .   Errors    – articles that contain general errors are automatically added.   – articles missing  or  parameters are automatically added.   – articles missing  or  parameters are automatically added.     – articles using parameters that are not included in the infobox. This category may include articles with incorrectly spelled parameters.   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