The City of Perth Scheme Maps provide a comprehensive spatial representation of key planning and zoning frameworks that guide land use and property development within the City of Perth local government area. These map layers incorporate detailed information from multiple statutory schemes and redevelopment plans, enabling planners, developers, residents, and government officials to understand regulatory controls and future urban growth directions.

This dataset contains spatial boundaries for Plot Ratio Plans relating to the City of Perth Planning Scheme No.2The Plot Ratio Plan determines the development potential on each lot under the City of Perth's planning authority.Plot ratio is written as a ratio i.e. a site of 1000msq with a plot ratio of 6:1 can develop a maximum of 6000msq of floor space. Therefore the higher the plot ratio of a site the greater its development potential.Definition under Schedule 4 “Plot ratio means the ratio of the floor area of a building to the area of land within the boundaries of the lots on which that building is located;”Please see https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-schemes and https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-policies-and-precinct-plans for more information regarding the City of Perth Planning Schemes.

The City of Perth Scheme Maps provide a comprehensive spatial representation of key planning and zoning frameworks that guide land use and property development within the City of Perth local government area. These map layers incorporate detailed information from multiple statutory schemes and redevelopment plans, enabling planners, developers, residents, and government officials to understand regulatory controls and future urban growth directions.The City Planning Scheme No. 2 (CPS 2) applies to the whole of the city with the exception of parts of Crawley and Nedlands which were transferred from the Cities of Subiaco and Nedlands to the City on the 1 July 2016.The City of Subiaco Town Planning Scheme No. 4 (TPS 4) and City of Nedlands Town Planning Scheme No. 2 (TPS 2) apply to the parts of Crawley and Nedlands which were transferred from the City of Subiaco and City of Nedlands to the City of Perth on the 1 July 2016.

This is a point data set representing all streetlight locations within City of Perth, this dataset only shows lights owned by the city. A streetlight is a light, usually mounted on a pole, and constituting one of a series of lights spaced at intervals along a public street or highway. This data is updated continually. It is current to the date of publication. Some errors and/or duplicate data may exist.New lights are installed as a requirement for development, part of a street upgrade, or installed under one of the city's annual capital improvement projects. To report a street light outage, please use the online Report It form.

Public Open Space Geographic Information System data collection for Perth and Peel Metropolitan Areas

The public open space (POS) dataset contains polygon boundaries of areas defined as publicly available and open. This geographic information system (GIS) dataset was collected in 2011/2012 using ArcGIS software and aerial photography dated from 2010-2011. The data was collected across the Perth Metro and Peel Region.

POS refer to all land reserved for the provision of green space and natural environments (e.g. parks, reserves, bushland) that is freely accessible and intended for use for recreation purposes (active or passive) by the general public. Four types of “green and natural public open spaces” are distinguished: (1) Park; (2) Natural or Conservation Area; (3) School Grounds; and (4) Residual. Areas where the public are not permitted except on payment or which are available to limited and selected numbers by membership (e.g. golf courses and sports centre facilities) or setbacks and buffers required by legislation are not included.

Initially, potential POSs were identified from a combination of existing geographic information system (GIS) spatial data layers to create a generalized representation of ‘green space’ throughout the Perth metropolitan and Peel regions. Base data layers include: cadastral polygons, metropolitan and regional planning scheme polygons, school point locations, and reserve vesting polygons. The ‘green’ space layer was then visually updated and edited to represent the true boundaries of each POS using 2010-2011 aerial photography within the ArcGIS software environment. Each resulting ’green’ polygon was then classified using a decision tree into one of four possible categories: park, natural or conservation area, school grounds, or residual green space.

Following the classification process, amenity and other information about each POS was collected for polygons classified as “Park” following a protocol developed at the Centre for the Built Environment and Health (CBEH) called POSDAT (Public Open Space Desktop Auditing Tool). The parks were audited using aerial photography visualized using ArcGIS software. . The presence or absence of amenities such as sporting facilities (e.g. tennis courts, soccer fields, skate parks etc) were audited as well as information on the environmental quality (i.e. presence of water, adjacency to bushland, shade along paths, etc), recreational amenities (e.g. presence of BBQ’, café or kiosks, public access toilets) and information on selected features related to personal safety.

The data is stored in an ArcGIS File Geodatabase Feature Class (size 4MB) and has restricted access.

Data creation methodology, data definitions, and links to publications based on this data, accompany the dataset.

This dataset contains the Special Control Areas under the City of Perth City Planning Scheme No.2.Special Control Areas allow the City to apply planning provisions that are additional to those outlined within the CPS2 to a specific lot or lot/s. Special Control Areas are generally used to allow for future subdivision of a site while maintaining the integrity of CPS2 and the development approval in terms of plot ratio and car parking.Please see https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-schemes and https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-policies-and-precinct-plans for more information regarding the City of Perth Planning Schemes.

THE DATA IS NOT TO BE USED BELOW 1:50,000 SCALE AS IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SITE LEVEL ANALYSIS. Adopted at March 2020, the strategy provides a strategic framework for the development of forest and woodland in Perth and Kinross (2014-2024) and sets out a local interpretation of the Scottish Forestry Strategy. It will be used to inform development management decisions that involve woodland creation and woodland removal alongside other relevant information.

This dataset contains spatial boundaries relating to the City of Perth Planning Scheme, Scheme Use Areas.Land within the City of Perth Planning Scheme Area is classified into one of the following Scheme Use Areas; City Centre, Residential, Residential/Commercial, Office/Residential, Town Centre, and Commercial.Note: Land zoned as a Metropolitan Region Scheme Reserve or City of Perth Scheme Reserve are not classified into Scheme Use Areas. This also applies to areas which are under the planning control of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority as well as Normalised Redevelopment Areas.The classification of land is shown on the Scheme Map as well as the relevant Precinct Plan. The definition for Scheme Use Areas is contained in Schedule 4 of the City Planning Scheme No.2.Please see https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-schemes and https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-policies-and-precinct-plans for more information regarding the City of Perth Planning Schemes.

Adopted at March 2020, the strategy provides a strategic framework for the development of forest and woodland in Perth and Kinross (2014-2024) and sets out a local interpretation of the Scottish Forestry Strategy. It will be used to inform development management decisions that involve woodland creation and woodland removal alongside other relevant information. The Strategy is a land use plan to help identify areas where proposals for woodland creation and management may be supported and activities that will be encouraged through available funding. The extent to which specific proposals in potential areas will be supported will depend on site specific criteria detailed with in action plans, individual forest management plans, the Forest Design Framework etc. The design of schemes will require careful consideration. (For further detail see http://www.pkc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28220&p=0) CLASS: PREFERRED: Land will be that which offers the greatest scope to accommodate future expansion of a range of woodland types, and hence, to deliver on a very wide range of objectives. Within preferred areas sensitivities are, in general, likely to be limited, and it should be possible to address any particular site specific issues within well designed proposals that meet the UK Forestry Standard and associated guidelines. Most expansion is therefore likely to be focused on preferred areas. POTENTIAL: Land will be that which offers considerable potential to accommodate future expansion of a range of woodland types, but where at least one significant sensitivity exists. The extent to which specific proposals in potential areas will be supported will depend on how well sensitivities can be addressed within the proposals. The design of schemes will require careful consideration SENSITIVE: Areas where a combination of sensitivities means there will be limited scope to accommodate further woodland expansion unless that expansion demonstrably does not impact negatively on the identified sensitivity. Limited woodland expansion may be possible within sensitive areas where it is of a scale and character which can be accommodated without significant negative impacts and/or where it would positively enhance the features of interest locally. In some areas cumulative impact may also be a relevant consideration. UNSUITABLE: Areas assessed as being physically unsuitable for the growth and management of trees (based on the Land Capability for Forestry Map)

This dataset contains spatial boundaries relating to the City of Perth Planning Scheme Minor Town Planning Schemes (TPS).Minor Town Planning Schemes complement the City Planning Scheme No.2 and have generally been prepared to enable the subdivision of larger lots, while ensuring a coordinated development.Please see https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-schemes and https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-policies-and-precinct-plans for more information regarding the City of Perth Planning Schemes.

The City of Perth Capital Projects Outlook is an interactive public map that displays current and upcoming infrastructure and development projects across the city. It provides residents, businesses, and visitors with a transparent view of where investments are being made to enhance Perth’s public spaces, transport, and community facilities. Show full description

Map of the risk of Acid Sulfate Soil (ASS) materials being disturbed by land development activities based on the likelihood of ASS materials occurring within soil profiles. This map was developed to assist planners in assessing whether development applications require additional conditions for sites where there is a risk disturbing ASS. For further information phone Contaminated Sites Hotline 1300 762 982. This dataset was formerly known as Acid Sulphate Soil Risk Map, Swan Coastal Plain (DER-003). This dataset is no longer actively maintained by DWER.

This dataset contains spatial boundaries for the Maximum Building Height Plan relating to the City of Perth Planning Scheme No.2The Maximum Building Height Plan designates the maximum height of a building as well as the side and rear setbacks required for each. The Maximum Building Height Plan 2 demonstrates through illustrations the built form throughout the City.Please see https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-schemes and https://perth.wa.gov.au/develop/planning-framework/planning-policies-and-precinct-plans for more information regarding the City of Perth Planning Schemes.

Soil-landscape mapping covering Western Australia at the best available scale (Version 05.02). It is a compilation of various surveys at different scales varying between 1:20,000 and 1:3,000,000. Mapping conforms to a nested hierarchy established to deal with the varying levels of information resulting from the variety of scales in mapping. For further information refer to Department of Agriculture Resource Management Technical Reports RMTR No. 280 and RMTR No. 313. Land capability and land quality attribution is included, refer to Department of Agriculture Resource Management Technical Report No. 298 for a description of the methodology employed.

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation produces floodplain mapping of rivers and major watercourses and provides floodplain development advice to ensure that proposed floodplain development has adequate flood protection and does not impact on the existing flood regime of the area. This advice is related to major river flooding only. Other issues, such as stormwater drainage and envirionmental and ecological considerations are not addressed. This dataset contains 8 extent types as follows: 1 in 10 (10%) AEP flood level contour 1 in 20 (5%) AEP flood level contour 1 in 25 (4%) AEP flood level contour 1 in 50 (2%) AEP flood level contour 1 in 100 (1%) AEP flood level contour Designated flood event level contour 1 in 200 (0.5%) AEP flood level contour 1 in 500 (0.2%) AEP flood level contour This dataset describes how flood levels vary across the floodplain for various sized flood events. Flood levels are referenced to the Australian Height Datum (AHD) Note: To see the full scope of the floodplain mapping, 12 dataset layers are required to be loaded in the following order: FLOODPLAIN DATASET LAYERS: FPM Flood Level Points (m AHD) FPM Flood Level Contours (m AHD) FPM 1 in 100 (1%) AEP Floodway and Flood Fringe Line FPM Extent of Flooding FPM Levee Banks FPM Location of Cross Sections FPM 1 in 100 (1%) AEP Floodplain Development Control Area FPM Map Index FPM Bridges FPM Special Development Condition Area FPM 1 in 100 (1%) AEP Floodway and Flood Fringe Area FPM Floodplain Area The dataset covers the following areas: Avon River - Brookton Townsite. Collie River - Collie Townsite. Fitzroy River – Fitzroy Crossing Townsite. Gascoyne River - Carnarvon Townsite and the Lower Gascoyne (contains both pre and post-stage 2 Carnarvon flood mitigation works mapping: refer to COMMENTS field) Greenough River – Indian Ocean to Walkaway. Katanning Townsite. Lower Collie River, Brunswick River and Wellesley River - Greater Bunbury. Preston River - Donnybrook Townsite. Serpentine River, Peel, Birrega & Oaklands Drains, Murray River and the Peel Inlet / Harvey Estuary - Peel Inlet to the confluence of the Dandalup-South Dandalup-North Dandalup Rivers and south to the Darling Scarp via Pinjarra (Murray River), Peel Inlet to Black Lake (Nambellup Brook) and Geogrup Lake to South Western Highway (Serpentine River), north to Wellard (Peel Main Drain) and to Wungong Brook (Birrega Drain). Swan River, Canning River and Tributaries: Perth - Fremantle to Walyunga National Park (Swan River) and Canning Bridge to Brookton Highway (Canning River). Tributaries include Bennett Brook, Blackadder Creek, Ellen Brook, Helena River, Henley Brook, Jane Brook, St Leonards Creek, Susannah Brook (Swan River) and Southern River/ Wungong Brook (Canning River). For further information on flooding and floodplain management in Western Australia please refer to our Water Facts publications: Flooding in Western Australia (Water facts 13) and Floodplain Management (Water facts 14). This information is available at the following addresses: https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2022-11/Water-facts-14-Floodplain-management.pdf https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2022-11/Water-facts-14-Floodplain-management.pdf Glossary: Annual exceedance probability (AEP) - the likelihood of occurrence of a flood of a given size or larger in any one year; usually expressed as a percentage. 1 in 100 AEP flood - this means that there is a 1 in 100 (or 1%) chance of a flow of this size or larger occurring in any one year. This flood has a 50% chance of being experienced at least once in a person's life time. The 1 in 100 AEP flood has been generally adopted in Australia and overseas as the basis for floodplain management planning. Floodplain - the portion of a river valley next to the river channel which is covered with water when the river overflows its banks during major river flows. The term also applies to land adjacent to estuaries which is subject to flooding. Australian Height Datum (AHD) - is a geodetic datum for altitude measurement in Australia. It was adopted in 1971 by the National Mapping Council as the datum to which all vertical control for mapping is to be referred. The datum is based on the mean sea level (1966-1968) being assigned the value 0.000m on the Australian Height Datum (AHD) at 30 tide gauges around the coast of the Australian continent.

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) collated stormwater drainages datasets from Local Government Authorities (LGAs) across the Perth metropolitan area as part of a shared funding project between DWER and the Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP). This project is expected to benefit a number of stakeholders, particularly, DWER in facilitating catchment planning for the management of water quality and Department of Fire and Emergency services (DFES) in the management of any contaminated spillage into the drainage network. Also, a single network of drainage dataset across the metropolitan areas will assist in the planning process of any land development projects across the region. This dataset comprises linework of a property connection. The data from various LGAs were put together in accordance with the D-SPEC data specification guidelines. The dataset covers the following LGAs:

In response to the 2010-11 dry season, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation updated the areas suitable/unsuitable for additional garden bores in the Perth region. Areas designated unsuitable for additional garden bores have included the following factors: • salinity levels likely to be 1500 mg/L TDS or greater (in some instances >1000 mg/L TDS) because of proximity to river or ocean; • proximity to conservation wetlands (EPP 2004, Conservation, and Resource Enhancement); • potential for unreliable supply to clay soils (Guildford Clay); • areas of thin superficial formations underlain by Rockingham Sand and/or Leederville Formation; and • potential for development of acid sulphate soils. • current Gnangara Mound groundwater abstraction risk map plus buffers around wetlands recommended for protection in the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy. • areas over allocated to existing users and where additional garden bores could present a sustainability risk to the groundwater. The boundary between suitable/unsuitable areas for additional garden bores has been plotted according to the above factors and then modified to best fit of property boundaries and roads. It is recommended the data be used at or above a scale of 1:10,000 for display only. This dataset was formerly known as Garden Bore Suitability (DOW-061)

In October 2025 the area covered by the DWER Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel Native Vegetation Extent 2024 (DWER -141) was excised from the data. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has published Swan Coastal Plain and Perth-Peel native vegetation extent for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024. The mapped area covers the Metropolitan and Peel Region Schemes, the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion as defined in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia V 7.1 (Commonwealth of Australia, 2025) and the Swan Coastal Plain vegetation complexes (DBCA-046) (Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2016). The DWER data products expanded and updated similar Swan Coastal Plain products published by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in 2021. As a result, DPIRD has retired the following products: • Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2000 (DPIRD-089) • Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2005 (DPIRD-090) • Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2010 (DPIRD-091) • Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2015 (DPIRD-092) • Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2020 (DPIRD-093) • Data in the area covered by the DWER products was excised from Native Vegetation Extent (DPIRD-005). The DWER native vegetation extent datasets for the Swan Coastal Plain, Metropolitan and Peel Region Scheme areas include:

This dataset shows line locations of the drainage pipes inventoried by the City of Perth. The pipes are the man-made structures used to convey stormwater to the Swan River and other water bodies. The pipes data was collected from as constructed drawings and old survey maps. At least 95% of the locational data for the pipes is accurate to within a few meters. Some errors and/or duplicate data may exist. Show full description