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The G-NAF dataset of over 15 million addresses is freely available to the public and updated every 3 months. That means Australia’s governments and businesses can easily access accurate, up-to-date address data to provide better services.

G-NAF is created by Geoscape Australia, a company owned by Australia’s federal, state and territory governments. Geoscape has been creating location datasets for government and business since 2001, and the G-NAF data was first made public in 2015.

Some of the things G-NAF has been used for include:

  • helping emergency services locate building access points
  • validating addresses for online forms
  • optimising Australia Post delivery routes
  • managing border crossings during COVID-19
  • infrastructure and land use planning
  • helping banks and insurers assess property risk
  • improving the quality of Census data
  • helping the Australian Electoral Commission manage the electoral roll.

The Australian Government signed a contract extension with Geoscape in July 2023 and committed $42.4 million to ensure G-NAF data remains freely available until mid-2029.

A 2022 study by Lateral Economics estimated that open G-NAF would provide $1.4 billion in economic benefit to the Australian community over 15 years.

Geoscape also publish an Administrative Boundaries (AB) dataset showing government, statistical and electoral boundaries. These data complement G-NAF location data.