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Public Services - Australia - OSM data

Name: Public Services - Australia - OSM data
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This dataset provides geolocated data on structures and buildings offering public services in Australia, including town halls, embassies, archives, and police stations. It is derived from OpenStreetMap data, compiled and processed by Opendatasoft, and updated weekly to reflect the most recent OpenStreetMap contributions. The dataset is useful for mapping and analyzing the distribution of public administrative and civic infrastructure across Australia, and can support applications in urban planning, public service accessibility studies, and geographic information system integrations relying on open, community-sourced location data.This dataset geolocates structures and buildings providing public services in Australia, such as town halls, embassies, archives, police stations, etc. It is based on OpenStreetMap data, which is then compiled and processed by Opendatasoft. It is updated weekly to retrieve the most recent OpenStr...

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Data schema (22 fields)

Filterable via the API (21)

typenameoperatorwheelchairopening_hoursphoneemailwebsitewikidatameta_code_submeta_code_areameta_code_statemeta_name_submeta_name_areameta_name_statemeta_osm_idmeta_osm_urlmeta_first_updatemeta_last_updatemeta_versions_numbermeta_users_number

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Fill	Field	Type	Description
99.8%	type	text	Type of building
90.7%	name	text	Name of the place
24.9%	operatorOrganization	text	Name of the organization, operator or entity managing the public building
4.7%	wheelchairWheelchair Access	text	Accessibility for people with reduced mobility (yes/no)
8.6%	opening_hoursOpening hours	text	—
11.4%	phone	text	—
2.5%	email	text	—
16.8%	website	text	—
7.5%	wikidata	text	—
100%	meta_code_subSuburb Code	text	—
—	meta_code_areaLocal Government Area Code	text	—
—	meta_code_stateState Code	text	—
—	meta_name_subSuburb	text	—
—	meta_name_areaLocal Government Area	text	—
—	meta_name_stateState	text	—
—	meta_geo_pointOSM Point	geo_point_2d	OSM entity geolocation
—	meta_osm_idOSM Id	text	OSM entity identifier
—	meta_osm_urlOSM URL	text	OSM entity URL
—	meta_first_updateOSM Creation date	datetime	OSM entity creation date
—	meta_last_updateOSM Last update	date	OSM entity update date
99.8%	meta_versions_numberOSM Versions	int	Number of versions for the OSM entity
99.8%	meta_users_numberOSM Contributors	int	Number of OSM contributors

Schema captured from opendatasoft 7 days ago.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1name: Centrelink · type: government

{
  "name": "Centrelink",
  "type": "government",
  "email": null,
  "phone": null,
  "website": null,
  "operator": null,
  "wikidata": null,
  "wheelchair": null,
  "meta_osm_id": "3546584840",
  "meta_osm_url": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3546584840",
  "meta_code_sub": "30973",
  "meta_name_sub": "Emerald (Qld)",
  "opening_hours": null,
  "meta_code_area": "32270",
  "meta_geo_point": {
    "lat": -23.5242265373577,
    "lon": 148.159283039183
  },
  "meta_name_area": "Central Highlands",
  "meta_code_state": "3",
  "meta_name_state": "Queensland",
  "meta_last_update": "2024-06-28",
  "meta_first_update": "2024-06-28T04:26:59+00:00",
  "meta_users_number": 1,
  "meta_versions_number": 1
}

Record 2name: Department Of Education · type: government

{
  "name": "Department Of Education",
  "type": "government",
  "email": null,
  "phone": null,
  "website": null,
  "operator": null,
  "wikidata": null,
  "wheelchair": null,
  "meta_osm_id": "3615235076",
  "meta_osm_url": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3615235076",
  "meta_code_sub": "30420",
  "meta_name_sub": "Bundaberg Central",
  "opening_hours": null,
  "meta_code_area": "31820",
  "meta_geo_point": {
    "lat": -24.8692538596242,
    "lon": 152.347984923128
  },
  "meta_name_area": "Bundaberg",
  "meta_code_state": "3",
  "meta_name_state": "Queensland",
  "meta_last_update": "2019-07-09",
  "meta_first_update": "2015-06-24T14:06:09+00:00",
  "meta_users_number": 2,
  "meta_versions_number": 2
}

Record 3name: Cypress Community Hall · type: community_centre

{
  "name": "Cypress Community Hall",
  "type": "community_centre",
  "email": null,
  "phone": null,
  "website": null,
  "operator": null,
  "wikidata": null,
  "wheelchair": null,
  "meta_osm_id": "3866651552",
  "meta_osm_url": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3866651552",
  "meta_code_sub": "70178",
  "meta_name_sub": "Marrara",
  "opening_hours": null,
  "meta_code_area": "71000",
  "meta_geo_point": {
    "lat": -12.4058182235795,
    "lon": 130.91425453188
  },
  "meta_name_area": "Darwin",
  "meta_code_state": "7",
  "meta_name_state": "Northern Territory",
  "meta_last_update": "2025-03-06",
  "meta_first_update": "2015-11-29T08:18:33+00:00",
  "meta_users_number": 2,
  "meta_versions_number": 2
}

Record 4name: Granville Police Station · type: police

{
  "name": "Granville Police Station",
  "type": "police",
  "email": null,
  "phone": null,
  "website": null,
  "operator": "NSW Police Force",
  "wikidata": null,
  "wheelchair": null,
  "meta_osm_id": "4012085406",
  "meta_osm_url": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4012085406",
  "meta_code_sub": "11745",
  "meta_name_sub": "Granville (NSW)",
  "opening_hours": null,
  "meta_code_area": "12380",
  "meta_geo_point": {
    "lat": -33.8321432033736,
    "lon": 151.009388280795
  },
  "meta_name_area": "Cumberland",
  "meta_code_state": "1",
  "meta_name_state": "New South Wales",
  "meta_last_update": "2025-03-03",
  "meta_first_update": "2016-02-18T05:32:09+00:00",
  "meta_users_number": 5,
  "meta_versions_number": 6
}

Record 5name: Queensland Department of Natural Resourc · type: government

{
  "name": "Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines",
  "type": "government",
  "email": null,
  "phone": null,
  "website": null,
  "operator": null,
  "wikidata": null,
  "wheelchair": null,
  "meta_osm_id": "4102554635",
  "meta_osm_url": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4102554635",
  "meta_code_sub": "31778",
  "meta_name_sub": "Maryborough (Qld)",
  "opening_hours": null,
  "meta_code_area": "33220",
  "meta_geo_point": {
    "lat": -25.5391363156227,
    "lon": 152.699472488997
  },
  "meta_name_area": "Fraser Coast",
  "meta_code_state": "3",
  "meta_name_state": "Queensland",
  "meta_last_update": "2025-03-05",
  "meta_first_update": "2016-04-06T14:19:48+00:00",
  "meta_users_number": 2,
  "meta_versions_number": 2
}

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Base URL: https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/osm-australia-public-service

License

Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0Open

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Query examples

curl -s 'https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/osm-australia-public-service/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'

First 20 records of the dataset as JSON.

Uses the Opendatasoft Explore v2.1 syntax — supports select, where, group_by and order_by.

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Rate limits

10 000 000 req/day

per ipmeasured

observed 7 days ago

Dataset

Volume & freshness

Records

8.5k

8462

Update cadence

Monthly

declared upstream

Last upstream update

8 days ago

2026-08-31

License

No license declared upstream.

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Public Services - Australia - OSM data

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