Pre-Release Report¶
Disclaimer
Overview¶
Release Date¶
The September 2026 release of Geoscape datasets is scheduled to be published on:
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Summary of Product Changes¶
Data Model Changes |
Changes to the structure of the dataset – such as new tables, changed fields, different dependencies etc. |
Domain Values/Field Definition Changes |
Changes to the domain or field definitions within the dataset. |
Significant Production Changes |
Processing changes or issues that will impact on the use or release of the dataset. |
Data Model Changes |
Domain Values/Field Definition Changes |
Significant Production Changes |
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National Buildings |
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- |
- |
National Solar |
- |
- |
- |
Planning |
- |
- |
- |
National Trees |
- |
- |
- |
National Surface Cover |
- |
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- |
Product Change Details¶
Note
The information below is current at the time this report was published. There is a possibility the final release may contain additional changes. These will be described in the associated release report.
Coverage Updates for Buildings, National Solar, National Trees and National Surface Cover¶
State |
Location |
Urban Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
NSW |
Albury City Council |
1 |
NSW |
Armidale Regional Council |
43 |
NSW |
Bathurst Regional Council |
28 |
NSW |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
1 |
NSW |
Berrigan Shire Council |
5 |
NSW |
Bland Shire Council |
3 |
NSW |
Blayney Shire Council |
1 |
NSW |
Blue Mountains City Council |
12 |
NSW |
Bogan Shire Council |
2 |
NSW |
Bourke Shire Council |
3 |
NSW |
Brewarrina Shire Council |
1 |
NSW |
Camden Council |
9 |
NSW |
Campbelltown City Council |
6 |
NSW |
Carrathool Shire Council |
5 |
NSW |
Central Coast Council |
40 |
NSW |
Cessnock City Council |
46 |
NSW |
Clarence Valley Council |
2 |
NSW |
Cobar Shire Council |
3 |
NSW |
Coolamon Shire Council |
1 |
NSW |
Dungog Shire Council |
22 |
NSW |
Edward River Council |
6 |
NSW |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
37 |
NSW |
Federation Council |
17 |
NSW |
Glen Innes Severn Shire Council |
6 |
NSW |
Goulburn Mulwaree Council |
47 |
NSW |
Greater Hume Shire Council |
7 |
NSW |
Griffith City Council |
22 |
NSW |
Gunnedah Shire Council |
9 |
NSW |
Gwydir Shire Council |
8 |
NSW |
Hawkesbury City Council |
7 |
NSW |
Hay Shire Council |
2 |
NSW |
Inverell Shire Council |
10 |
NSW |
Kyogle Council |
2 |
NSW |
Lachlan Shire Council |
3 |
NSW |
Lake Macquarie City Council |
14 |
NSW |
Leeton Shire Council |
5 |
NSW |
Lithgow City Council |
37 |
NSW |
Liverpool City Council |
3 |
NSW |
Liverpool Plains Shire Council |
9 |
NSW |
Lockhart Shire Council |
4 |
NSW |
Maitland City Council |
28 |
NSW |
Mid-Coast Council |
1 |
NSW |
Mid-Western Regional Council |
15 |
NSW |
Moree Plains Shire Council |
8 |
NSW |
Murray River Council |
10 |
NSW |
Murrumbidgee Council |
4 |
NSW |
Muswellbrook Shire Council |
18 |
NSW |
Narrabri Shire Council |
10 |
NSW |
Narrandera Shire Council |
4 |
NSW |
Northern Beaches Council |
2 |
NSW |
Oberon Council |
7 |
NSW |
Penrith City Council |
1 |
NSW |
Port Stephens Council |
33 |
NSW |
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council |
17 |
NSW |
Shellharbour City Council |
6 |
NSW |
Shoalhaven City Council |
49 |
NSW |
Singleton Council |
42 |
NSW |
Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
1 |
NSW |
Sutherland Shire Council |
3 |
NSW |
Tamworth Regional Council |
60 |
NSW |
Tenterfield Shire Council |
9 |
NSW |
The Council of the Municipality of Kiama |
17 |
NSW |
The Council of the Shire of Hornsby |
4 |
NSW |
The Hills Shire Council |
5 |
NSW |
Upper Hunter Shire Council |
12 |
NSW |
Upper Lachlan Shire Council |
10 |
NSW |
Uralla Shire Council |
9 |
NSW |
Wagga Wagga City Council |
1 |
NSW |
Walcha Council |
3 |
NSW |
Warrumbungle Shire Council |
10 |
NSW |
Wingecarribee Shire Council |
43 |
NSW |
Wollondilly Shire Council |
119 |
NSW |
Wollongong City Council |
9 |
NSW |
Yass Valley Council |
1 |
QLD |
Balonne Shire |
2 |
QLD |
Banana Shire |
16 |
QLD |
Barcaldine Regional |
4 |
QLD |
Blackall Tambo Regional |
2 |
QLD |
Bundaberg Regional |
56 |
QLD |
Burdekin Shire |
9 |
QLD |
Cairns Regional |
20 |
QLD |
Cassowary Coast Regional |
16 |
QLD |
Central Highlands Regional |
34 |
QLD |
Charters Towers Regional |
9 |
QLD |
Cook Shire |
4 |
QLD |
Douglas Shire |
5 |
QLD |
Etheridge Shire |
1 |
QLD |
Flinders Shire |
2 |
QLD |
Fraser Coast Regional |
2 |
QLD |
Gladstone Regional |
31 |
QLD |
Goondiwindi Regional |
8 |
QLD |
Gympie Regional |
56 |
QLD |
Hinchinbrook Shire |
6 |
QLD |
Ipswich City |
29 |
QLD |
Isaac Regional |
13 |
QLD |
Livingstone Shire |
31 |
QLD |
Lockyer Valley Regional |
149 |
QLD |
Longreach Regional |
2 |
QLD |
Mackay Regional |
39 |
QLD |
Maranoa Regional |
13 |
QLD |
Mareeba Shire |
15 |
QLD |
Moreton Bay City |
1 |
QLD |
Murweh Shire |
3 |
QLD |
North Burnett Regional |
15 |
QLD |
Paroo Shire |
2 |
QLD |
Quilpie Shire |
1 |
QLD |
Rockhampton Regional |
14 |
QLD |
Scenic Rim Regional |
13 |
QLD |
Somerset Regional |
46 |
QLD |
South Burnett Regional |
35 |
QLD |
Southern Downs Regional |
56 |
QLD |
Sunshine Coast Regional |
1 |
QLD |
Tablelands Regional |
19 |
QLD |
Toowoomba Regional |
112 |
QLD |
Townsville City |
44 |
QLD |
Western Downs Regional |
33 |
QLD |
Whitsunday Regional |
14 |
TAS |
Burnie City Council |
6 |
TAS |
Central Coast Council |
33 |
TAS |
Central Highlands Council |
3 |
TAS |
Circular Head Council |
6 |
TAS |
Derwent Valley Council |
1 |
TAS |
Devonport City Council |
6 |
TAS |
George Town Council |
1 |
TAS |
Huon Valley Council |
5 |
TAS |
Kentish Council |
6 |
TAS |
King Island Council |
1 |
TAS |
Latrobe Council |
13 |
TAS |
Meander Valley Council |
9 |
TAS |
Northern Midlands Council |
1 |
TAS |
Waratah-Wynyard Council |
14 |
TAS |
West Coast Council |
1 |
TAS |
West Tamar Council |
5 |
VIC |
Alpine Shire |
5 |
VIC |
Bass Coast Shire |
12 |
VIC |
Baw Baw Shire |
23 |
VIC |
Benalla Rural City |
22 |
VIC |
Campaspe Shire |
30 |
VIC |
Cardinia Shire |
64 |
VIC |
Casey City |
13 |
VIC |
Gannawarra Shire |
4 |
VIC |
Golden Plains Shire |
12 |
VIC |
Greater Bendigo City |
40 |
VIC |
Greater Geelong City |
59 |
VIC |
Greater Shepparton City |
50 |
VIC |
Hepburn Shire |
9 |
VIC |
Hume City |
4 |
VIC |
Indigo Shire |
19 |
VIC |
Knox City |
1 |
VIC |
Latrobe City |
21 |
VIC |
Loddon Shire |
4 |
VIC |
Macedon Ranges Shire |
57 |
VIC |
Mansfield Shire |
11 |
VIC |
Melton City |
5 |
VIC |
Mitchell Shire |
22 |
VIC |
Moira Shire |
17 |
VIC |
Moorabool Shire |
17 |
VIC |
Mornington Peninsula Shire |
47 |
VIC |
Mount Alexander Shire |
13 |
VIC |
Murrindindi Shire |
23 |
VIC |
Nillumbik Shire |
25 |
VIC |
Queenscliffe Borough |
1 |
VIC |
South Gippsland Shire |
27 |
VIC |
Strathbogie Shire |
10 |
VIC |
Surf Coast Shire |
23 |
VIC |
Wangaratta Rural City |
14 |
VIC |
Wellington Shire |
18 |
VIC |
Whittlesea City |
22 |
VIC |
Wodonga City |
3 |
VIC |
Wyndham City |
17 |
VIC |
Yarra Ranges Shire |
82 |
Total |
3,000 |
Buildings - Primary Building Enhancement¶
Geoscape has implemented new logic to assign a primary building from multiple candidate buildings at single address
sites. At these sites, it is assumed that there is one primary building/dwelling as this is usually the case.
This logic change has resulted in the additional assignment of 956,703 'Yes' primary_building values and
1,428,464 'No' primary_building values in the September 2026 release.