How to use the Place Name Search
Use this search to find the location of places in Australia.
Enter the first few letters of a place name and click the Submit Query button. To refine a search, either select the Place Type or State from the lists. To clear the information, click Reset.
If a search does not produce the desired result, the search criteria should be modified. For example, key in either Mt Isa, Mount Isa, Isa Mt or Isa. Omitting Mount or Mt should still produce the correct result.
Some locality names have alternate names. Alternate names are recorded in the variant name field of the Gazetteer. When a search result is returned the option to display additional information for the feature is available by the Record ID button. Selecting this button will display the full record information for the feature, this includes alternate name, map number and the latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. Homestead names from Geoscience Australia as the source are unofficial names.
How to purchase the data
This query uses information from the Gazetteer of Australia 2008 Release. To purchase this product, print and complete the Licence and order form [PDF 97KB] and send it to Geoscience Australia's Sales Centre.
Note: Any organisation or individual wanting to use the Gazetteer data in a similar capacity to this online place name search, or any other online application, will require an Internet user licence. The licence fee is on the licence and order form, above.
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About the Gazetteer
The Gazetteer of Australia 2008 contains more than 322,000 geographic names in Australia provided by members of the Committee for Geographic Names of Australasia.
The Gazetteer of Australia 2008 product user guide [PDF 960KB] sets out the fundamental concepts and characteristics of Gazetteer of Australia 2008 Release.
Copyright of the Gazetteer of Australia resides with the relevant State, Territory and Australian Governments which are the custodians of the information within their jurisdiction.
About Geographic Names
The Committee for Geographic Names in Australasia has developed an education resource package explaining how geographic names are assigned to places. The package includes a video titled 'What's in a Name', teacher resources for primary school students together with student exercises and links to other sites of interest. |
