Template:Infobox Australian place/doc

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Purpose

{{Infobox Australian place}} is used to add infoboxes to articles on places in Australian states and territories. It is not limited to populated places such as cities, towns and suburbs, but may be used on any place including regions, local government areas, cadastral units, protected areas and even some areas that do not fall into any of the preceding descriptions and for which no other infobox is appropriate. It is the standard infobox used in Australian articles. Australian articles using {{Infobox settlement}} should be converted to use this infobox.

The infobox has been extensively customised for Australia and includes automation that results in some parameters being redundant to other parameters. For example, if population density (in the |density= parameter) is not specified, this will be automatically generated based on the |pop= and |area= parameters. It is therefore important to read parameter descriptions thoroughly, to avoid unnecessarily providing redundant or incorrect information.

For infoboxes that require reformatting, general cleanup or addition of missing parameters, Template:Infobox Australian place/cleanup can be substituted. This will reformat the infobox and remove invalid parameters.

Usage

To use this template

Copy the relevant blank template from the Blank infobox page into the beginning of your document, remembering to put the code on the line directly before the start of the article's lead.
Enter values for the parameters as outlined under § Parameters, particularly |type= and |state=. Parameters left blank will automatically be hidden.
Preview the page with your edits.
Save the page with an appropriate edit summary (e.g., "Added {{[[Template:Infobox Australian place|Infobox Australian place]]}}", which will display as, "Added {{Infobox Australian place}}" ).

Examples

Examples of this template can be found on the examples page.

Parameters

Both type and state are required parameters. All other parameters used by this template are optional.

Required

These parameters must be set for every infobox as they affect the behaviour of many other parameters.

The |type= parameter sets up the template for a specific type of location. It regulates which parameters can be used and sets the colour of the top bar of the infobox. The entered values for this parameter should be plain, unlinked text.

Use of the `|type=` parameter
Accepted value	Description	Colour of top bar^[a]
`city`	A city.	Light Goldenrod Yellow
`suburb`	A suburb, a form of administrative region generally used in cities and towns.	Antique White
`town`	A town or other settlement.	Snow Flurry
`lga`	An Australian local government area (LGA) - a particular form of administrative region, used to create local governments. Many LGAs will use terms such as "Town of", "District Council of", "Shire of", "City of", etc., in their names. Note that the ACT does not have any system of local government, and therefore does not have LGAs.	Lavender
`region`		Mauve
`cadastral`		Light Yellow
`protected`		No colour (An IUCN category can be used to display a coloured banner - see § IUCN categories for protected areas.)
`other`		No colour
undefined	Occurs when the parameter has been left blank.	Very Light Grey

^ Colour names per the colour names given by colourblindness.com

The |state= parameter defines the state or territory of the infobox's location. It sets up the template to refer to and link to the correct state or territory throughout. The entered values for this parameter should be plain, unlinked text; for consistency, lower case is preferred. If the parameter is left blank, the infobox will default to au (i.e., Australia).

Use of the `|state=` parameter
Accepted value	State or territory
`act`	Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
`nsw`	New South Wales (NSW)
`nt`	Northern Territory (NT)
`qld`	Queensland (Qld or QLD)
`sa`	South Australia (SA)
`tas`	Tasmania (Tas or TAS)
`vic`	Victoria (Vic or VIC)
`wa`	Western Australia (WA)
`jbt`	Jervis Bay Territory (JBT)
`ni`	Norfolk Island (NI)
`au`	Australia - use when no other value is applicable.

Optional

Optional parameters
Parameter	Available for `\|type=`	Description	Notes	Potential sources	Values
name	all	Name of infobox's place			Plain text. If this parameter is not present in the article, the template will use the name of the article. If the parameter exists, but the place name is not defined, the infobox title will be blank.
native_name	all	Placename in local Indigenous Australian language(s)	Name of a place in the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language, if different from name. Native is a deprecated archaic term in the Australian context, but is used in this template for consistency with other templates. Please don't use the term in articles.		plain text
native_name_lang	all	ISO 639-1 code, e.g. nys for Noongar, for the Indigenous Australian language, if available	If there are names in multiple Indigenous Australian languages, enter those names into the `\|native_name=` parameter using {{lang}} instead. Native is a deprecated archaic term in the Australian context, but is used in this template for consistency with other templates. Please don't use the term in articles. Prerequisite parameters: native_name		plain text
city	?? (recommended for suburb)	City name	Name will be auto-linked if no wikilink is defined. In some cases it may be desirable to include the name of a non-city here.	List of cities in Australia	plain text, may be linked.
iucn_category	protected	The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category applicable to the protected area.	For more information on how this parameter is displayed, see IUCN categories below.		Plain text, do not wikilink. Accepted values are: Ia Ib II III IV V VI
iucn_ref	protected	A reference demonstrating the IUCN category	Prerequisite parameters: `iucn_category`		Wikitext (can contain links). Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and a citation template
image	all	Image of the locality	For cadastral units, this is typically a map showing its location within the state or territory.		filename
image_upright	all	Width of image of the locality (in relation to default thumbnail size)	The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used, and WP:IMGSIZE for rationale.		Unformatted number. If not specified, the image width defaults to `1.23`, which is approximately 270px for readers that haven't changed their default thumbnail size at Special:Preferences.
caption	all	Caption for the locality image			wikitext (can contain links)
image_alt	all	Alt text for the image			wikitext (can contain links)
image2	all	A second image of the locality	In LGA articles this is typically used where a map of the LGA is required but the appropriate locator map template is not available in Category:Australia location map modules.		filename
image2_upright	all	Width of the second image of the locality (in relation to default thumbnail size)	The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used, and WP:IMGSIZE for rationale.		Unformatted number. If not specified, the image width defaults to `1.23`, which is approximately 270px for readers that haven't changed their default thumbnail size at Special:Preferences.
caption2	all	caption for the second locality image			wikitext (can contain links)
image2_alt	all	Alt text for the image			wikitext (can contain links)
nearest_town_or_city	protected	nearest town or city to the area	If the area is not within a town or city, the nearest town or city to the area can be listed here. If only one, wikilinking may be omitted as the article will be automatically linked. If there are more than one, use {{Plainlist}}.		Wikitext (can contain links)
coordinates	?? (recommended for all)	Displays coordinates of the locality. Triggers a map to automatically generate (can be adjusted in various ways).	For coordinates, use {{coord}} with display=inline,title. Please do not be overly precise. The automatic map will be of the state, with a pushpin identifying the position specified in {{coord}}. Parameters to adjust or toggle the map are under § Locator map generated by coordinates. A second map can be generated using wikidata as well (see § Locator map generated by wikidata).		Example: {{Coord\|32\|45\|41.3\|S\|151\|44\|38.6\|E\|type:city_region:AU-NSW\|display=inline,title}}
pop	?? (recommended for all except protected)	Population statistic (use approximate if `\|type=region`)	If left empty, population data will be displayed from Wikidata (for appropriate geography). See Notes below for more information.	ABS (generic) 2016 Census QuickStats	Number. should be plain, either with or without a comma. i.e. 12345 or 12,345 Do not add anything else, including years or references.
pop_year	?? (recommended for all except protected)	Year applicable to the population figure	Prerequisite parameters: pop	ABS (generic) 2016 Census QuickStats	Number. When the population is for a census year, use {{CensusAU}}
pop_footnotes	?? (recommended for all except protected)	Footnote demonstrating the population statistic	Prerequisite parameters: pop	ABS (generic) 2016 Census QuickStats	wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and {{Census 2016 AUS}}
pop2	?? (recommended for all except protected)	Second population statistic (use approximate if `\|type=region`)	See Clarence Town, New South Wales for an example of when a second population figure is useful. Prerequisite parameters: pop	ABS (generic) 2016 Census QuickStats	Number. Should be unformatted, and can be with or without a comma. i.e. 12345 or 12,345 Do not add anything else, including years or references.
pop2_year	?? (recommended for all except protected)	Year applicable to the second population figure	Prerequisite parameters: pop2	ABS (generic) 2016 Census QuickStats	Number. When the population is for a census year, use {{CensusAU}}
pop2_footnotes	?? (recommended for all except protected)	Footnote demonstrating the second population statistic	Prerequisite parameters: pop2	ABS (generic) 2016 Census QuickStats	wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and {{Census 2016 AUS}}
poprank	?? (recommended for city)	population rank	Prerequisite parameters: pop	List of cities in Australia by population	number
density	all (recommended for city, region)	population density	Will auto-calculate if both pop and area are defined	ABS	unformatted number, in people/km²
density_footnotes	all (recommended for city, region)	population density footnote for references		ABS	wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and a citation template
established	all	Date the location was established	If the exact date is unknown, a year will suffice		date
established_footnotes	all	Reference demonstrating the establishment date			wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
abolished	all	Date the location was abolished	If the exact date is unknown, a year will suffice		date
gazetted	all	Date the place name was gazetted			date
postcode	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Postcode(s) for the place		Australia Post postcode search tool	number
elevation	all (recommended for suburb, town)	The elevation, measured from sea level in metres			unformatted number in metres
elevation_footnotes	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Footnote demonstrating the elevation			wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
area	all	The area of the location		ABS	unformatted number in km²
area_footnotes	all	Footnote demonstrating the area		ABS	wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
timezone	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	Timezone of the location	See Time in Australia		Plain text, linked. Either the full name or the abbreviation can be used (e.g., either `[[Australian Western Standard Time]]` or `[[Australian Western Standard Time\|AWST]]` can be used).
utc	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	UTC offset of the timezone			"+" followed by number, e.g., `+8:00` (for AWST)
timezone-dst	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	Daylight saving timezone	NT, Qld and WA are the only internal states and territories which do not have any daylight saving timezone.	Daylight saving time in Australia	Plain text, linked. Either the full name or the abbreviation can be used (e.g., either `[[Australian Eastern Daylight Time]]` or `[[Australian Eastern Daylight Time\|AEDT]]` can be used).
utc-dst	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	UTC offset of the daylight saving timezone	NT, Qld and WA are the only internal states and territories which do not have any daylight saving timezone.		"+" followed by number, e.g., `+11:00` (for AEDT)
mayor	lga	Mayor of the LGA	Name of the mayor only. Do not include titles, postnominals or political party information.		Plain text
mayortitle	lga	Title of the mayor			Wikitext (can be wikilinked), or blank. If left blank, will default to "Mayor".
location# (up to location5)	all (recommended for city, suburb, town)	Specified location(s) to display the distance and direction to	Normally other cities or population centres. See § Notes below	Maps such as Google Earth	Plain text, may be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
dist# (up to dist5)	all (recommended for city, suburb, town)	The distance by road (not direct) to the specified location(s)	Distance by road, not direct. See § Notes below	Maps such as Google earth, whereis, Visit Victoria route planner	unformatted number in km
dir# (up to dir5)	all (recommended for city, suburb, town)	The direction (preferably cardinal) of the specified location(s), normally other cities or population centres	See § Notes below		Plain text. Normally a cardinal direction, either as an initialism (e.g. `N`, `SE`, `NWW`) or the word in lower case (per MOS:COMPASS; e.g., `north`, `south-east`, `north-west-west`).
lga	all (recommended for city, suburb, town)	Name of the local government area	This parameter will display in a way that makes little sense when `\|type=lga`, but it can be used if necessary.	NSW Geographical Names Board	Plain text, may be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
lga2 lga3 lga4 lga5	all (recommended for city, suburb, town)	Names of additional LGAs	This parameter displays in a way that makes no sense when `\|type=lga`, but it can be used if necessary. If more than 5 LGAs are required, use {{plainlist}} as necessary. See Hunter Region for an example.		Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
seat	all (recommended for lga)	Council seat of the LGA			Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
region	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, cadastral, protected)	Name of region location is in			Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
county	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga)	Name of the county (a type of lands administrative division)	Not used in all areas.	NSW Geographical Names Board	Plain text, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
parish	all (recommended for city, suburb, town)	Name of the parish (a type of lands administrative division)	Only used in NSW, Qld and Vic.	NSW Geographical Names Board	Plain text, can be wikilinked.
hundred	cadastral	Name of the hundred (a type of lands administrative division)	Not used in all areas.		Plain text, can be wikilinked.
former_hundred	cadastral	Former name of the hundred (a type of lands administrative division)	Not used in all areas.		Plain text, can be wikilinked.
division	cadastral	Name of the division (a type of lands administrative division)	Only used in NSW - lands administrative divisions of New South Wales		Plain text, can be wikilinked.
stategov stategov2 stategov3 stategov4 stategov5	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	The place's state government electorate(s)			Plain text, can be wikilinked.
fedgov fedgov2 fedgov3 fedgov4	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	The place's federal government electorate(s)			Plain text, can be wikilinked.
logo	all (recommended for lga)	Logo of place		For LGAs, these can be sourced from individual LGA websites.	Image link (do not include "File:" or "Image:")
logo_upright	all (recommended for lga)	Width of logo (in relation to default thumbnail size)	The size should not be set to a value that would result in an logo width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used, and WP:IMGSIZE for rationale.		Unformatted number. If not specified, the logo width defaults to `1.23`, which is approximately 270px for readers that haven't changed their default thumbnail size at Special:Preferences.
logo_alt	all (recommended for lga)	Alt text for the logo			Wikitext, can be wikilinked.
visitation_num	protected	The number of visitors in a recent year			Unformatted number
visitation_year	protected	The year when `visitation_num` was counted	Prerequisite parameters: visitation_num		Unformatted year
visitation_footnotes	protected	Footnote demonstrating the number of visitors	Prerequisite parameters: visitation_num		Wikitext, can be wikilinked. Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
managing_authorities	protected	authority that manages the area	Name of the authority or organisation that manages the area.		Wikitext, can be wikilinked. If no wikilink is given, the text will be automatically wikilinked.
url	all (recommended for lga, protected)	URL for the location's individual website	Do not use for former LGAs		Bare url, e.g., http://www.example.com
maxtemp	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Maximum average annual temperature		Bureau of Meteorology's climate data	unformatted number, in °C
maxtemp_footnotes	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Footnote demonstrating the maximum temperature		Bureau of Meteorology's climate data	Wikitext, can contain templates, html, wikilinks, external links, etc. Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
mintemp	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Minimum average annual temperature		Bureau of Meteorology's climate data	unformatted number, in °C
mintemp_footnotes	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Footnote demonstrating the minimum temperature		Bureau of Meteorology's climate data	wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
rainfall	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Average annual rainfall		Bureau of Meteorology's climate data	unformatted number, in mm
rainfall_footnotes	all (recommended for suburb, town)	Footnote demonstrating the annual rainfall		Bureau of Meteorology's climate data	wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags and a citation template
near-n near-ne near-e near-se near-s near-sw near-w near-nw	all (recommended for suburb, lga)	Neighbours which share borders with the infobox's location	It is best when all listed neighbours are of the same type (e.g., suburbs around a suburb). When the place of a neighbour is instead taken by something like an ocean or another state/territory, include it in italics.		Plain text, linked. Can be formatted. For example, the LGA of the City of Melville has a neighbour to its east, the City of Canning. Canning would be entered as `\|near-e=[[City of Canning]]` (or `[[City of Canning\|Canning]]`, to save space). The City of Melville is also neighboured at its north by the Swan River (Western Australia). This would be entered as `\|near-n=''[[Swan River (Western Australia)\|Swan River]]''` (in italics as it is not another LGA)
near	all (recommended for suburb, lga)	Central to neighbours	Replaces name (best used without any near-* e.g. to specify a section link to the main text for further info)		plain text, link (ideally to a section of the article with further information)
footnotes	all	General footnotes, used to provide footnotes supporting information in parameters without a dedicated parameter for footnotes.			wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref> </ref> tags.
_noautocat	all	Prevents automatic categorisation	This should only be used when absolutely necessary, when the automatic categorisation built into this template causes errors. A hidden note should be included to explain why the parameter is being used in the article.		"yes" to not categorise leave blank to categorise

Locator map generated by coordinates

The recommended and most common locator map is auto-generated by |coordinates=, but can be toggled off using |map_type=nomap (see in table). All of the following parameters require |coordinates= to be properly set using {{coord}}.

{{coord}}-generated map
Parameter	Available for `\|type=`	Description	Notes	Values
coordinates	See § coordinates for details
map_alt	all	Alt text for the location map	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	wikitext (can contain links)
map_type	all	Toggles whether a location map is automatically generated	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	Available options are: `nomap` to suppress automatically generated location map `auto` or leave it blank, to allow the automatically generated location map
map_scale	all	Changes scale of map from the default	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	Unformatted number. See {{coord}} for examples.
force_national_map	all (recommended for city, region, protected)	Forces locator map to use a map of Australia as a whole	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	`yes` to force map of Australia, or leave blank. Plain text, do not link
use_lga_map	all (recommended for suburb, lga, protected)	Forces locator map to use the LGA's map which is available to Module:Location map	First confirm whether there is a map for that LGA - see Category:Australia location map modules. Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates` `state` `lga`	`yes` to force map of the LGA, or leave blank
alternative_location_map	all	Forces the locator map to use an alternative map available to Module:Location map	It can be used to display an LGA map in infoboxes where `\|lga=` cannot be set. Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	Name of the alternative map (Category:Australia location map modules includes all available maps)
relief	all	Forces relief-style map, if available	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	`yes` to force relief-style map, or leave blank
pushpin_map_caption	all	The caption on the pushpin (the location of the coordinates)	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	Plain text or wikitext
pushpin_label_position	all	Position of the pushpin's caption, in relation to the pushpin	Prerequisite parameters: `coordinates`	`left`, `right`, `top`, `bottom` If this is not set, the default is `left`

Locator map generated by wikidata

A second map can be generated using pre-defined wikidata. This can either replace, or be in addition to, the map generated by the |coordinates= parameter. It will display below the § Locator map generated by coordinates map.

Wikidata-generated map
Parameter	Available for `\|type=`	Description	Notes	Values
local_map	all	Enable map of local area, as defined by wikidata	This map will display below the map generated by `\|coordinates=` if that map is also present. For the map to display properly, the current location must be connected to a wikidata entry and a map border must have been created on OpenStreetMap.	`yes` will display the map
zoom	all	Change zoom size of local_map	For more information, see {{Infobox mapframe}} instructions. Prerequisite parameters: `local_map`	Numeric value between `1` and `18`. If left blank, zoom size defaults to `10`.
local_map_id	all (recommended for other)	Wikidata ID for the location, if the infobox is on an article that does not connect to the location's wikidata entry	Search Wikidata for an ID Prerequisite parameters: `local_map`	An unlinked wikidata ID, e.g. `Q595259` for Raymond Terrace. The ID will begin with "Q".

Notes

IUCN categories for protected areas

Depending on the value given for |iucn_category=, one of the following banners will be displayed below the name. Valid values are Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V and VI. For more information read the IUCN protected area categories article.

Template:IUCN banner

Calculating "image_upright"

The image_upright parameter, and image2_upright and logo_upright where applicable, is/are provided so as to facilitate the use of scalable images in this infobox, in accordance with the instructions at WP:IMAGESIZE, which advises against the use of "px" (for example: thumb|300px), as this forces a fixed image width.

Scalable images respect the user's base preference, which may have been selected for that user's particular devices. Module:InfoboxImage, which is used in this infobox, accommodates the use of scaling. However, setting the appropriate scale is slightly more complex than setting a raw "px" value. This guide provides a quick conversion table to make the process of setting a scale easier. It is based on a default thumbnail setting of 220px.

170px → upright=0.75
180px → upright=0.8
190px → upright=0.85
200px → upright=0.9
210px → upright=0.95
220px → upright=1
230px → upright=1.05
240px → upright=1.1
250px → upright=1.15
260px → upright=1.2
270px → upright=1.23
280px → upright=1.25
290px → upright=1.3
300px → upright=1.35

Footnote and reference parameters

Any references to support a parameter reserved solely for a numeric value should be placed within the respective |..._footnotes= or |..._ref= parameters. For example, place the reference used for the area of City X in the |area_footnotes= parameters and not in the |area= parameter. Otherwise, an error may result.

Unformatted numbers and expression errors

Certain parameters require numeric values to be entered in an unformatted/raw fashion—i.e. 1000.0 not 1,000.0. If an expression error is present, simply remove any commas or spaces from the number.

Dist#, Dir# and Location#

This is the distance and approximate direction to another location. The '#' is replaced with a number between 1 and 5. Therefore, five locations can be listed, using |location1= through |location5=. The distances can be listed using |dist1= through |dist5=. Direction from the locations is optional, and can be specified using |dir1= through |dir5=.

Population from Wikidata

If the |pop= parameter is left empty or not supplied, the template will attempt to retrieve population data from Wikidata. For more information, see the documentation of Module:PopulationFromWikidata. This is a new feature as of June 2022 (to coincide with the release of the 2021 Australian Census data). Please report any feedback to Template talk:Infobox Australian place.

Where to find information

Tracking categories

Category:Australian place articles using Wikidata population values (0) – articles that display population values from Wikidata, rather than directly via the |pop= parameter.

Deprecated parameters

Category:Australian place articles using missing parameters (0) – articles that include deprecated parameters are automatically added. As of 5 April 2016, the tracked parameters are |imagesize=, |image2size=, |imagesize2=, |image_alt2=, |logosize= and |official_site=.

Errors

Category:Australian place articles using missing parameters (0) – articles that contain general errors are automatically added.
Category:Australian place articles with no population year (0) – articles missing |pop_year= or |pop2_year= parameters are automatically added.
Category:Australian place articles with no population footnotes (0) – articles missing |pop_footnotes= or |pop2_footnotes= parameters are automatically added.
Category:Australian place articles with density errors (0)
Category:Pages using infobox Australian place with unknown parameters (0) – articles using parameters that are not included in the infobox. This category may include articles with incorrectly spelled parameters.

Temporary

Subpages

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Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
agent
category
county-name
extended-address
fn
label
locality
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
uid
url
vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

geo
latitude
longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox Australian place in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox Australian place

Display information about a place in Australia in a standard infobox format.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	`type`	The type of place, which determines the look of the infobox. Can be empty or one of the following: 'city', 'suburb', 'town', 'lga', 'region', or 'cadastral'. Suggested values `city` `suburb` `town` `lga` `region` `cadastral` `protected` `other`	String	optional
Name	`name`	The name of the place. If this parameter is left empty, the infobox title will be blank, while if this parameter is not called at all, it defaults to the name of the article.	String	optional
City	`city`	The name of the city the place is located in, which is automatically wikilinked.	String	optional
State Abbreviation	`state`	The abbreviation for the state the place in located in, which can be uppercase or lowercase. Suggested values `sa` `vic` `nsw` `qld` `nt` `wa` `tas` `act` `jbt` `ni` `au`	String	optional
Image	`image`	A filename for a generic image of the locality.	String	optional
Image Width	`image_upright`	Override the default width of the image, scalable.	Number	optional
Caption	`caption`	A caption for the image.	String	optional
Image Alt Text	`image_alt`	Alt text for the image.	String	optional
Image 2	`image2`	A filename for a second image of the locality. Usually used for maps, especially in LGA articles.	String	optional
Image 2 Width	`image2_upright`	Override the default width of the second image, scalable.	Number	optional
Image 2 Caption	`caption2`	A caption for the second image.	String	optional
Image 2 Alt Text	`image2_alt`	Alt text for the second image.	String	optional
Coordinates	`coordinates`	Coordinates of the locality. Use {{coord}} with 'display=inlines,title'. Please don't be overly precise.	String	optional
Alternative Location Map	`alternative_location_map`	Forces the locator map to use this alternative map instead of the default state map.	String	optional
Force National Map	`force_national_map`	Set to 'yes' or leave this parameter blank to force the locator map to use the Australian map instead of the default state map.	String	optional
Force LGA Map	`use_lga_map`	Set to 'yes' or leave this parameter blank to force the locator map to use the LGA map instead of the default state one.	String	optional
Relief Map	`relief`	Set to 'yes' or leave this parameter blank to make the locator map use a relief map.	String	optional
Pushpin Map Caption	`pushpin_map_caption`	The caption for the locator map's pushpin. Defaults to the place name.	String	optional
Pushpin Label Position	`pushpin_label_position`	Where the caption should appear relative to the locator map's pushpin. Can be one of the following: 'left', 'right', 'top', or 'bottom'. Default right	String	optional
Locator Map Alt Text	`map_alt`	Alt text for the locator map.	String	optional
Population	`pop`	The total population of the place. If left empty, population data will be displayed from Wikidata (for appropriate geography).	Number	optional
Population Year	`pop_year`	The year in which the population measurement was taken. {{CensusAU}} may be used.	Number	optional
Population Footnotes	`pop_footnotes`	Footnotes for the population figure. Please use references here.	String	optional
Population 2	`pop2`	A second total population measurement.	Number	optional
Population 2 Year	`pop2_year`	The year in which the second population measurement was taken. {{CensusAU}} may be used.	Number	optional
Population 2 Footnotes	`pop2_footnotes`	Footnotes for the second population figure. Please use references here.	String	optional
Population Rank	`poprank`	Only for cities. The total population rank of the city.	Number	optional
Population Density	`density`	The population density of the place.	Number	optional
Population Density Footnotes	`density_footnotes`	Footnotes for the population density figure. Please use references here.	String	optional
Established	`established` `est`	The date the place was established.	String	optional
Abolished	`abolished`	The date the place was abolished.	String	optional
Gazetted	`gazetted`	The date the place was gazetted.	String	optional
Postcode	`postcode`	The postcode of the place.	Number	optional
Elevation	`elevation`	Elevation of the place above sea level in metres.	Number	optional
Elevation Footnotes	`elevation_footnotes`	Footnotes for the elevation figure.	String	optional
Area	`area`	Area of the place in square kilometres.	Number	optional
Area Footnotes	`area_footnotes`	Footnotes for the area figure.	String	optional
Time Zone	`timezone`	The time zone the place is located in.	String	optional
UTC Time	`utc`	The difference between UTC time and the time zone the place resides in, in the format '+' followed by a number.	String	optional
Summer Time Zone (DST)	`timezone-dst`	The summer time zone the place is located in.	String	optional
Summer UTC Time (DST)	`utc-dst`	The difference between UTC time and the time zone the place resides in in the summer, in the format '+' followed by a number.	String	optional
Mayor	`mayor`	LGA only. The name of the mayor of the LGA.	String	optional
Mayor Title	`mayortitle`	LGA only. The title of the mayor of the LGA. Defaults to 'Mayor'.	String	optional
Distance 1	`dist1`	The distance by road in kilometres from location 1 to the place.	Number	optional
Direction 1	`dir1`	The compass direction from location 1 to the place. Examples are 'NW', 'E', and 'SSE'.	String	optional
Location 1	`location1`	Another location to compare with this one.	String	optional
Distance 2	`dist2`	The distance by road in kilometres from location 2 to the place.	Number	optional
Direction 2	`dir2`	The compass direction from location 2 to the place. Examples are 'NW', 'E', and 'SSE'.	String	optional
Location 2	`location2`	Another location to compare with this one.	String	optional
Distance 3	`dist3`	The distance by road in kilometres from location 3 to the place.	Number	optional
Direction 3	`dir3`	The compass direction from location 3 to the place. Examples are 'NW', 'E', and 'SSE'.	String	optional
Location 3	`location3`	Another location to compare with this one.	String	optional
Distance 4	`dist4`	The distance by road in kilometres from location 4 to the place.	Number	optional
Direction 4	`dir4`	The compass direction from location 4 to the place. Examples are 'NW', 'E', and 'SSE'.	String	optional
Location 4	`location4`	Another location to compare with this one.	String	optional
Distance 5	`dist5`	The distance by road in kilometres from location 5 to the place.	Number	optional
Direction 5	`dir5`	The compass direction from location 5 to the place. Examples are 'NW', 'E', and 'SSE'.	String	optional
Location 5	`location5`	Another location to compare with this one.	String	optional
Local Government Area (LGA)	`lga`	The name of the local government area of the place.	String	optional
Local Government Area (LGA) 2	`lga2`	Another local government area of the place.	String	optional
Local Government Area (LGA) 3	`lga3`	Another local government area of the place.	String	optional
Local Government Area (LGA) 4	`lga4`	Another local government area of the place.	String	optional
Local Government Area (LGA) 5	`lga5`	Another local government area of the place.	String	optional
Local Government Area (LGA) Seat	`seat`	The local government area's seat of government.	String	optional
Region	`region`	The region the LGA is in.	String	optional
County	`county`	The county the place is in.	String	optional
Parish	`parish`	The parish the place is in.	String	optional
Hundred	`hundred`	The hundred the place is in.	String	optional
Former Hundred	`former_hundred`	The former hundred the place is in.	String	optional
Division	`division`	The division the place is in.	String	optional
Local Government	`localgov`	The local government electorate of the place.	String	optional
State Government	`stategov`	The state government electorate of the place.	String	optional
State Government 2	`stategov2`	Another state government electorate of the place.	String	optional
State Government 3	`stategov3`	Another state government electorate of the place.	String	optional
State Government 4	`stategov4`	Another state government electorate of the place.	String	optional
State Government 5	`stategov5`	Another state government electorate of the place.	String	optional
Federal Government	`fedgov`	The federal government electorate of the place.	String	optional
Federal Government 2	`fedgov2`	Another federal government electorate of the place.	String	optional
Federal Government 3	`fedgov3`	Another federal government electorate of the place.	String	optional
Federal Government 4	`fedgov4`	Another federal government electorate of the place.	String	optional
LGA Logo	`logo`	A filename for the logo, if any, of the place's LGA.	String	optional
LGA Logo Size	`logosize`	Override the default width of the LGA logo, which is 175px.	Number	optional
LGA URL	`url`	The bare URL for the place's LGA's website.	String	optional
Maximum Temperature	`maxtemp`	The maximum average annual temperature of the place in degrees Celsius.	Number	optional
Maximum Temperature Footnotes	`maxtemp_footnotes`	Footnotes for the maximum temperature figure. Please use references here.	String	optional
Minimum Temperature	`mintemp`	The minimum average annual temperature of the place in degrees Celsius.	Number	optional
Minimum Temperature Footnotes	`mintemp_footnotes`	Footnotes for the minimum temperature figure. Please use references here.	String	optional
Rainfall	`rainfall`	The average annual rainfall of the place in millimetres.	Number	optional
Rainfall Footnotes	`rainfall_footnotes`	Footnotes for the rainfall figure.	String	optional
Central Near Grid	`near`	Replace the default text in the center of the 'Near' grid (the name of the place).	String	optional
North Near Grid	`near-n`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the north.	String	optional
Northeast Near Grid	`near-ne`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the northeast.	String	optional
East Near Grid	`near-e`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the east.	String	optional
Southeast Near Grid	`near-se`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the southeast.	String	optional
South Near Grid	`near-s`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the south.	String	optional
Southwest Near Grid	`near-sw`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the southwest.	String	optional
West Near Grid	`near-w`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the west.	String	optional
Northwest Near Grid	`near-nw`	The nearest neighbour of the place to the northwest.	String	optional
Native name	`native_name`	Name in the local language if different to 'name'.	Line	optional
Native name language	`native_name_lang`	ISO 639-1 code for the native language, e.g. "fr" for French.	String	optional

[1] Colour names per the colour names given by colourblindness.com

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