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1. What is a rural property address? It is a nationally recognised address for an occupied rural property. A rural property address consists of a road number, road name, locality and postcode.
The rural property address is consistent with metropolitan addresses and will therefore assist organisations such as Australia Post, power and energy utilities, government agencies, banks and insurance companies. A key difference is that rural property addresses are distance-based – the road number can be used to determine the distance that a property entrance is from the start of a road. Rural property addressing is a permanent and easy-to-follow way of identifying and locating properties in a sequence along any road.
The number is based on the distance of each rural property’s entrance from the start of the road. This enables certain location of a property entrance. For example, a property entrance that is 5,080 metres from the start of a road and on the right hand side in direction of travel becomes number 508 [the number is derived by dividing the distance in metres by 10]. The number is rounded up or down so that odd numbers are on the left hand side of the road and even on the right (driving away from the nominated starting point of the road). 3. Locality or suburb – when was this defined? Rural localities in South Australia were established in consultation with local government authorities between 1992 and 2005. They were then gazetted as official locality or suburb boundaries for public use under the Geographic Names Act. As such, official names and boundaries for localities already exist for all the settled areas in the State. The allocation of the rural addresses will bring these official names and boundaries into prominence, but will not alter the previously established names and boundaries. To find out more about locality boundaries use the Property Location Browser. 4. What are the benefits of having a rural property address? The most obvious is that it makes your property easy to locate. This could save valuable time not to mention life and property. In emergency situations when time is critical an ambulance, fire truck
or police can be delayed if a property address is difficult to find. Previously
service providers have often had to contend with lengthy, vague or ambiguous
directions. Simply quoting your address locates the property road access
with certainty.
Your Council allocates the address and notifies the property resident of the new address and you should contact them if you have any questions about how or when your address will be allocated. Click here for Council Contact list.
6. How long will it be before I have a rural property address? Contact your Council to find out the progress of rural property address allocation in your area. RURAL PROPERTY ADDRESS – INDICATIVE IMPLEMENTATION TARGETS
7. Don't some rural properties already have a rural road number or RAPID Number? Descriptors of land such as lot numbers, section numbers, roadside delivery numbers and other forms of identifiers are being used as road numbers. These are not unique and are not able to be located with certainty and are not an officially recognised address number. Some properties have a number associated with the Rapid System. This number is a shortened grid coordinate number and, as such, is not a unique address. It also has little benefit for users who do not have ready access to topographical maps of South Australia. 8. Can you change your new rural property address? No. It is not possible to change your new rural property address once your Council has officially allocated your address unless it is incorrect (see question 10). 9. How accurate is the distance-based road number? The number you receive has been allocated using aerial imagery and/or accurate locating technologies including GPS. The GPS or map coordinate for your access point is accurate to 10-15 metres and the derived distance along the road is accurate for measurement using car odometers. 10. What if the rural property address I have been allocated is incorrect? If you believe that an error has been made in the determination of your address, please notify your Council. There may be an error identifying the main entrance to your property, or that you have two entrances and Council wasn't sure which was the primary access point. Council will examine the issue and resolve the problem with you. 11. How will emergency services know which end of a road the numbering begins? They will have access to road maps detailing the road directions. In addition road name and number range signage along the road will assist. Property residents need to ensure their roadside number is clearly visible from vehicles travelling along the road from either direction. 12. How does rural property address assist if I don’t enter the road where the numbering starts? You don’t have to enter a road from where the numbering starts to quickly find a numbered property. Every displayed rural property address on the road will assist you in determining the location of the required property:
Three basic rules for rural property addressing help you with this information:
To illustrate how easy it is to locate another property using rural property address, imagine that you are looking for the property at 508 Taplan Road.
13. I am building a new house on my property, how do I get a rural road number? Contact your Council and advise them that you require a rural property address. 14. What if my property is on a road with no name, or has no signposting? Councils are responsible for road naming and signposting. If your road doesn’t have a name or isn’t signposted, please contact your Council 15. What happens to the number if properties are subdivided in the future? The rural property address system will cater for any changes in the future such as sub-division. The new address for each new property will be based on the distance its entrance is along the road. If your property retains the same entrance after subdivision, then your number will remain the same. 16. When can I start to use my new rural property address? Your Council will formally advise you when your new rural property address is officially your address. 17. When can I start to use my new property address as my postal address? Your council will formally advise you when your new rural property address can be used. Note: Australia Post customers who collect mail from a postal outlet using an address such as, PO Box, Care PO, Locked or Private Bag should continue to use this existing postal address for mailing purposes. 18. Who will be notified of my new property address? Once your Council has allocated your address and changed your property address on its property system, it will also notify the State Government which will notify a national address database (known as the Geocoded National Address File) that is used by:-
19. Who do I need to advise of my new rural property address? Your Council and the State Government will have notified a number of organisations (see above question) on your behalf of your new rural property address, but there will be many other people, companies and organisations that you will need to advise. You will need to advise your family, friends, businesses and the organisations you deal with. This includes services such as your bank, medical, house and car insurance, motor registration and driver's licence and any other organisation that may need to know your property address. This can be undertaken in the normal course of contact with such agencies. 20. My neighbours have not displayed their rural property address. What should I do? Visible rural property addresses provide a reference to every other numbered property on that road. From a single displayed number you can determine the direction, the distance and the side of the road of the property being sought. We suggest that you contact your neighbour and stress the importance of every property displaying their rural property address. 21. Will the new rural property addressing system infringe on my privacy? The new rural property address will not affect your privacy. The rural property address only identifies the property, not the person living there. 22. Who should I speak to regarding my mail delivery? If you have any concerns about the use of rural road numbering for mail delivery, please contact Australia Post on 13 13 18. |
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