Draft:Sandbox/Innesw/Infobox Australian place-upgrade/doc

Draft
This is the draft documentation page for the updated module. It is the proposed final version, but is still subject to change.

See also: Blank infobox page | Documentation page | Discussion page | Examples page

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

1. 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.
2. Enter values for the parameters as outlined under § Parameters, particularly |type= and |state=. Parameters left blank will automatically be hidden.
3. Preview the page with your edits.
4. 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

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 background colour of the infobox. The entered values for this parameter should be plain, unlinked text.

Use of the |type= parameter

Accepted value	Description	Colour of infobox background
city	A city.
town	A town.
suburb	The whole of a (generally urban) named postal-address area in a city or town.
locality	The whole of a (generally rural) named postal-address area.
townandlocality	A town, and the whole of a (generally rural) named postal-address area that surrounds the town and that shares its name.
settlement	A settled place that is too small to be a town.
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.
region
cadastral	A land area defined for purposes of land ownership registration.
protected	A land area designated for the protection of natural or cultural heritage.	No colour (An IUCN category can be used to display a coloured banner - see § IUCN categories for protected areas.)
other		No colour
undefined or invalid	Occurs when the parameter has been left blank, or contains a value that is not recognised.

The |state= parameter defines the state or territory of the place'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	If not present or blank, the infobox title will not be shown. If specified, will be used as the text for the URL, and in the table of nearest neighbours.		Plain text.
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, or use {{nativename}}.
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. Prerequisite parameters: native_name		plain text
native_name_footnotes	all	A reference demonstrating the Indigenous name	Prerequisite parameters: native_name		Wikitext (can contain links). Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and a citation template.
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 for protected areas 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 place	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 place (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 § Calculating "image upright" 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 image			wikitext (can contain links)
image_alt	all	Alt text for the image			wikitext (can contain links)
image2	all	A second image of the place	In LGA articles this is typically used where a map of the LGA is required but the appropriate location map template is not available in Category:Australia location map modules.		filename
image2_upright	all	Width of the second image of the place (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 § Calculating "image upright" 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 image			wikitext (can contain links)
image2_alt	all	Alt text for the second 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 location map to be shown, which can be adjusted in various ways.	For coordinates, use {{coord}} with display=inline,title. Please do not be overly precise. The default location map will be of the state, with a pushpin identifying the position specified in {{coord}}. Parameters to adjust or toggle the map are under § Location map generated by coordinates. A second map can be generated using wikidata as well (see § Location map generated by wikidata).		Example: {{Coord|32|45|41.3|S|151|44|38.6|E|display=inline,title}}
coord_ref	recommended for all except protected	Footnote demonstrating the coordinates value	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates		wikitext (can contain links) Best when used with <ref></ref> tags and a citation template
pop	all, not recommended for protected	Population statistic (use approximate if |type=region)	If left empty, population data will be displayed from Wikidata (for appropriate geography). See § PopulationFromWikidata 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	all, not recommended for 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	all, not recommended for 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	all, not recommended for 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	all, not recommended for 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	all, not recommended for 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, should not be used for other types	population rank of city within Australia	Prerequisite parameters: pop	List of cities in Australia by population	Use eg: '1st', '15th'
density	all (recommended for city, region)	population density	Will be auto-calculated if both pop and area are defined. Note that, if |pop=blank, no density will be shown.	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			Options include: An exact date (using {{start date}} is suggested) a year, eg: 1894 a decade, eg: 1890s
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		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). The utc parameter must also be set.
utc	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	UTC offset of the timezone	The standard values are: for WA +8:00 for SA & NT +9:30 for QLD, NSW, Vic. & Tas. +10:00		"+" followed by number, e.g., +8:00 (for AWST)
timezone-dst	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	Daylight saving timezone (where applied)		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). The utc-dst parameter must also be set.
utc-dst	all (recommended for city, suburb, town, lga, region)	UTC offset of the daylight saving timezone	The standard values are: for SA +10:30 for NSW, Vic. & Tas. +11:00		"+" 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 from	Normally other cities or population centres. See § Location#, Dist# & Dir# 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) from the specified location(s)	Distance by road, not direct. See § Location#, Dist# & Dir# 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) from the specified location(s)	See § Location#, Dist# & Dir# below		Plain text. Normally a cardinal direction, either as an initialism (e.g. N, SE, NNW) or the word in lower case (per MOS:COMPASS; e.g., north, south-east, north-north-west).
lga	all recommended for city, suburb, town not recommended for lga - to show adjacent LGAs, use |near-nw= etc.	Name of the local government area		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 not recommended for lga - to show adjacent LGAs, use |near-nw= etc.	Names of additional LGAs	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 § Calculating "image upright" 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_caption	all (recommended for lga)	Caption for the logo image			wikitext (can contain links)
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-nw near-n near-ne near-w near-e near-sw near-s near-se	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 near-e=[[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 in centre of table of near-* values. (Can also be 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.		If the automatic categories need to be suppressed, |_noautocat= should contain text explaining why. leave blank to categorise the article

Location map generated by coordinates

The recommended and most common location map is auto-generated by |coordinates=, but can be changed or toggled off using |map_type= (see 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_type	all	Forces the base map of a location map, suppresses the location map completely, or sets a specific base map (or maps) to be used.	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates	Available options are: national or australia shows a map of Australia as the base map state shows the state map (based on the |state= value) lga shows the LGA map (based on the |lga= value, which is a prerequisite) nomap suppresses the automatically generated location map any other value, which is a map name, to force a particular map (see Category:Australia location map modules for all available maps) a series of map names separated by '#', to force a series of maps (selectable by the user) auto or leave blank, to allow the automatically generated location map (based on the |type= value)
force_national_map	all (recommended for city, region, protected)	Equivalent to |map_type=national, forces location map to use a map of Australia as the base map	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates |map_type=auto or left blank	yes to force map of Australia, or leave blank. Plain text, do not link. no is equivalent to blank.
use_lga_map	all (recommended for suburb, protected)	Equivalent to |map_type=lga, forces location 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 |map_type=auto or left blank	yes to force map of the LGA, or leave blank. Plain text, do not link. no is equivalent to blank.
alternative_location_map	all	Equivalent to |map_type= a map name, forces the location 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 |map_type=auto or left blank	Name of the alternative map (see Category:Australia location map modules for all available maps). no is equivalent to blank.
relief	all	Forces a relief-style map, if available	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates	yes to force relief-style map, or leave blank. no is equivalent to blank.
pushpin_label_position	all	Position of the pushpin's label, in relation to the pushpin	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates	left, right, top, bottom If this is not set, the default is left.
map_alt	all	Alt text for the location map	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates	wikitext (can contain links)
pushpin_map_caption	all	Caption for the location map, shown under the map	Prerequisite parameters: coordinates	Plain text or wikitext

Location 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 § Location 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 article must be connected to a wikidata entry and a map border must have been created on OpenStreetMap.	yes will display the map. no will not 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 in 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 must begin with "Q".
local_map_caption	all (recommended for other)	Caption for the local map, shown under the map	Prerequisite parameters: local_map	Plain text or wikitext

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.

IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

IUCN category II (national park)

IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)

IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)

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.

Location#, Dist# & Dir#

This is the name of another location, and the distance and approximate direction from that 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=. Without a distance, the location will not be shown. 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.

Deprecated Parameters

The following parameters are still supported, but their use is deprecated in favour of others.

Deprecated Parameters

Parameter	Preferred alternative
force_national_map	|map_type=national
use_lga_map	|map_type=lga
alternative_location_map = <name of map>	|map_type=<name of map>

The following parameters are no longer supported by this template:
alt, imagesize, image_size, alt2, image_alt2, image2size, imagesize2, image_size2, logosize, logo_alt, official_site, short description

Where to find information

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian places#Useful Resources
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
• LGA links for each state
• Climate Data Online at the Bureau of Meteorology

Tracking categories

• Category:Australian place articles using Wikidata population values (3,564) – articles that display population values from Wikidata, rather than directly via the |pop= parameter.

Errors

• Category:Pages using infobox Australian place with unknown parameters (7)
  • articles with any unsupported parameter will be added to this category. This includes articles with incorrectly spelled parameters.
  • parameters previously supported, but no longer, include |alt=, |imagesize=, |image_size=, |alt2=, |image_alt2=, |image2size=, |imagesize2=, |image_size2=, |logosize=, |logo_alt=, |official_site= and |short description=.
• Category:Pages using infobox Australian place with parameter issues (0)
  • articles that contain formatting errors in the template call
  • articles with |type= or |state= missing
  • articles with population (|pop= or |pop2=) set, but no related year (|pop_year= or |pop2_year=) is given
  • articles where a parameter with an associated reference parameter (|..._footnotes=) is given, but the reference parameter is missing (eg: |pop= is given, but no |pop_footnotes=, or |elevation= but no |elevation_footnotes=)
  • articles with density errors, ie: where |pop= and |area= are both given, but one of them is not a number (so a density cannot be calculated)
  • articles that have explicitly suppressed the automatic categories, ie: |_noautocat= is not blank

Location Maps

• Category:Pages using infobox Australian place with lga type and location map (101)
• Category:Pages using infobox Australian place with an explicitly suppressed location map (587)

Subpages

Template:Infobox Australian place

Template:Infobox Australian place/Blank

Template:Infobox Australian place/Examples

Template:Infobox Australian place/doc

Template:Infobox Australian place/sandbox

Template:Infobox Australian place/sandbox/doc

Template:Infobox Australian place/testcases

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:Sandbox/Innesw/Infobox Australian place-upgrade in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Sandbox/Innesw/Infobox Australian place-upgrade 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 settlement locality townandlocality lga region cadastral protected other String required Name name The name of the place. If not present or blank, the infobox title will not be shown. If specified, will be used as the text for the URL, and in the table of nearest neighbours. 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 Native name footnotes native_name_footnotes Footnotes for the native name. Please use references here. 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 required IUCN Category iucn_category The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category applicable to the protected area. Suggested values Ia Ib II III IV V VI String optional IUCN Category Reference iucn_ref A reference for the IUCN category. Please use references here. 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 Nearest Town or City nearest_town_or_city If the protected area is not within a town or city, the nearest town or city to the area. Can use wikilinks. For multiple towns, use {{plainlist}}. String optional Coordinates coordinates Coordinates of the locality. Use {{coord}} with 'display=inlines,title'. Please don't be overly precise. String optional Coordinates Footnotes coord_ref Footnotes for the coordinates. Please use references here. String optional Set Location Map map_type Forces the location map to use a particular map.Valid values include: 'national' or 'australia' to show a map of Australia, 'state' to show the state map, 'lga' to show a map of the lga, 'nomap' to suppress the location map, or a wiki file name to use that file. String optional Location Map Set to National Map force_national_map Set to 'yes' to force the location map to use the Australian map instead of the default state map, otherwise leave blank. Equivalent to using map_type=national. Suggested values yes Example yes String optional Location Map Set to LGA Map use_lga_map Set to 'yes' to force the location map to use the LGA map instead of the default state one, otherwise leave blank. Equivalent to using map_type=lga. Suggested values yes Example yes String optional Location Map Alternative Map File alternative_location_map Forces the location map to use this alternative map instead of the default state map. Equivalent to using map_type=map file name. File optional Location Map Set to Relief Map relief Set to 'yes' to make the location map use a relief map, otherwise leave blank. Suggested values yes Example yes String optional Location Map Pushpin Label Position pushpin_label_position Where the label should appear relative to the location map's pushpin. Suggested values left right top bottom Default right Example top String optional Location Map Alternative Text map_alt Alternative text for the location map. String optional Location Map Caption pushpin_map_caption Caption for the location map. String optional Local Map Enabled local_map Set to 'yes' to display an additional map showing the OpenStreetMap relation from the related Wikidata item, otherwise leave blank. If no OpenStreetMap relation is specified, a point is shown from the coordinates of the related Wikidata item instead. This additional map is typically useful for showing the boundaries of area features such as administrative regions and national parks, or showing the extent of linear features such as roads and railways. Suggested values yes Example yes String suggested Local Map Zoom Level zoom Defines a zoom level for the local map between level 1 (whole world) to 18 (smallest area). Most common zoom levels are between 7 (a large national park) and 13 (a school campus). If this field is not specified, the local map guesses a zoom level however the guess is typically not suitable. Suggested values 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Default 10 Example 10 Number suggested Local Map Wikidata Item ID local_map_id A manually selected Wikidata Item (QID) from which an OpenStreetMap Relation will be extracted for display on the local map. If this value is blank (default), the Wikidata Item associated with the page using this template will be used. Example Q402 String optional Local Map Caption local_map_caption Caption for the local 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 rank of the city by total population, within Australia. Example 15th String optional Population Wikidata Item ID wikidata A manually selected Wikidata Item (QID) from which an automatic population will be extracted if the |pop parameter is left blank. If this value is blank (default), the Wikidata Item associated with the page using this template will be used. Example Q402 String 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. Either an exact date, a year (eg: 1894) or a decade (eg: 1890s). String optional Established Footnotes established_footnotes Footnotes for the establishment date. Please use references here. 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 Location 1 location1 Another location to compare with this one. 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 2 location2 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 3 location3 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 4 location4 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 5 location5 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 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 Width logo_upright Width of the LGA logo, as a proportion of the default thumbnail size. Examples are 0.8 and 1.3. Do not use 'px'. Default is 1.23 Number optional Logo Image Caption logo_caption Caption for the logo image. String optional LGA URL url The bare URL for the place's LGA's website. String optional Protected Area Visitation visitation_num The number of visitors in a recent year. Number optional Protected Area Visitation Year visitation_year The year when Protected Area Visitation was counted. Number optional Protected Area Visitation Footnotes visitation_footnotes Footnote demonstrating the number of visitors. Please use references here. String optional Managing Authority managing_authorities Name of the authority or organisation that manages the protected area. 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 Northwest Near Grid near-nw The nearest neighbour of the place to the northwest. 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 West Near Grid near-w The nearest neighbour of the place to the west. String optional East Near Grid near-e The nearest neighbour of the place to the east. String optional Southwest Near Grid near-sw The nearest neighbour of the place to the southwest. String optional South Near Grid near-s The nearest neighbour of the place to the south. String optional Southeast Near Grid near-se The nearest neighbour of the place to the southeast. String optional Central Near Grid near Replace name as the default text in the center of the 'Near' grid (the name of the place). (Can also be used without any near-* e.g. to specify a section link to the main text for further info.) String optional General Footnotes footnotes General footnotes, used to provide footnotes supporting information in parameters without a dedicated parameter for footnotes. String optional Suppress Automatic Categories _noautocat This should only be used when absolutely necessary, when the automatic categorisation built into this template causes errors. If the automatic categories need to be suppressed, |_noautocat should contain text explaining why. Leave blank to categorise the article. Example yes String optional