The State Heritage Inventory is presented through an interactive spatial viewer that enables you to explore, search and view heritage listed items and supporting information.
The inventory contains over 30,000 records and is updated by us, other NSW Government agencies that manage heritage items, and local councils.
Always check with the local council or NSW Government agency for the most up-to-date information about their heritage listed items.
Search the State Heritage Inventory and map
Refer to the user guide and the frequently asked questions below to learn more about searching for heritage items and supporting information.
It is recommended to use Google Chrome Version 66.0 or higher.
Other supporting browsers include:
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge 44.0
- Internet Explorer 11 (Note: versions lower than IE11 are not supported. Microsoft are rolling out updates to Windows 7 and 10 users to upgrade their browsers).
Compatible mobile devices include:
- Google Android OS
- Apple OS
- Windows OS (Microsoft Edge).
There are many base layers to choose from which display, for example:
- declared Aboriginal Places
- items listed on the State Heritage Register
- places protected under interim heritage orders
- items listed on local council local environmental plans
- local government boundaries
- local Aboriginal land council boundaries
- National Parks estate
- World Heritage areas
- State environmental planning policies
- NSW historic regions
- thematic histories
- cadastre
- aerial photography
- aerial imagery of Sydney from 1943
- general reference similar to a street directory view showing street address
- points of interest.
Click on the Tool bar shortcut at top right of the screen.
Some examples of the tools to help navigate the map include:
- drag and drop
- zoom in
- zoom out
- initial view
- previous extent
- next extent
- bookmarks
- distance
- print.
Tick the tool label box at top right of the screen to remove tools not needed. Tool labels can be removed by checking the tool label box at the top right of the screen.
Other useful tools include:
- property search – search and zoom to any street address or title
- spatial search – search the map by drawing a shape or uploading a file or shapefile
- export spatial search results to a file or shapefile.
In the grey bar at the top of the screen, enter the street name and select the local government area.
Click ’View Results’
Tips:
- Do not enter a street number.
- Avoid searching by the Item Name unless you are certain of the exact name and spelling.
The results can be viewed in 3 different ways:
- Map – visually shows the search results in the spatial viewer
- A–Z – shows the search results in a single table
- Statutory list – shows the search results in three groupings:
- Aboriginal Places declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
- Items listed under the Heritage Act 1977
- Items managed by local councils and State agencies.
There is no map information available for items listed on State agency.
Choosing the tabular view of either A–Z or Statutory list will provide a more complete search result.
Sometimes a message may show ‘the heritage item is not available’. Not all mapped heritage items have been joined to additional information. Heritage NSW is continually updating the State Heritage Inventory as new information becomes available from local councils and State agencies.
In Map view – to print, click the tools icon and then click print. Export search results to GIS will be enabled in the future release.
In A–Z view – to print, export or save, click on the printer or download icon to the top right of the search results.
In Statutory view – to print, export or save, click on the printer or download icon to the top right of each section of the search results.
To clear previously used search criteria, click ’Reset Parameters’.
Opening the map view will automatically show the location of heritage items across New South Wales:
- a single heritage item is shown by a point
- a cluster of heritage items is shown by a circle with a number.
Click and hold to pan around New South Wales.
Double click on the map to begin zooming to a specific location.
Single click on a point to select a heritage item and a pop-up window will show a summary of details.
Click on 'View Additional Details' to open a new tab with more heritage item information.
Click the right arrow at the top left of the screen to expand the layers data frame and select the layer you wish to apply.
Turning on a layer on enables seeing the boundary of the heritage listing for a place.
The declared Aboriginal Places and State Heritage Register layers are on by default.
Click the base map shortcut at the bottom of the screen or click the right arrow at the top left of the screen to expand the layers data frame and select the base map to apply.
Opening the layers data frame will enable multiple base maps to be turned on at the same time and the opacity of each map can be adjusted.
Enter the street address in top left corner of the map.
Click the predictive text address.
Click the magnifying glass.
The search will zoom and highlight the address in yellow.
Turn on the associated heritage layers to determine if the property is heritage listed.
In the top left corner of the map enter the Lot/DP numbers (for example, 16DP1255419).
Click the predictive text number.
Click the magnifying glass.
The search will zoom and highlight the lot/DP in yellow.
Turn on the associated heritage layers to determine if the property is heritage listed.
The State Heritage Inventory has general information only about declared Aboriginal Places, without showing exact locations and boundaries. This is due to the sensitivity of many sites.
For a detailed search of Aboriginal Places and other significant sites, use the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS).
For shipwrecks, submerged aircraft and other maritime sites that are not listed on the State Heritage Register, search the Maritime heritage database.