Surveyors, planners and developers should consult with relevant local government authorities when selecting road names for plans of subdivisions.
More information
Reference Guide - Addressing for surveyors (PDF 2.3 MB)
Reference Guide - Addressing for Developers (PDF 949.7 KB)
NSW Address Policy (PDF 183.3 KB)
NSW Addressing User Manual (PDF 3.5 MB)
Guide to the NSW Addressing User Manual
Chapter 1 - User Manual Introduction
General information introducing the key concepts of addressing
Chapter 2 - NSW Address Policy
Overview of addressing requirements for NSW
Chapter 3 - Governance Functions and Custodianship Roles
Details of functions and roles that all stakeholders involved in addressing are expected to undertake.
Surveyors, planners and developers should see section 3.1 Governance - Data Producers and section 3.5 - Custodianship - Data Producers
Chapter 4 - NSW Address Database Metadata and Attributes
Information related to address data and the NSW Address Database
Chapter 5 - Address Data Verification and Usage
Accessing and using address data
Chapter 6 - Addressing Principles
Specific information relating to assignment of address numbers, road names and locality boundaries as per the requirements of AS/NZS 4819: Rural and Urban Addressing
Chapter 7 - Addressing Procedures
Requirements for engaging with stakeholders, particularly local government
Chapter 8 - Addressing Processes
Set of 7 processes which can be used to assign addresses and provide data to local government. Surveyors, planners and developers should see process AP 5 - Addressing - Development and Subdivision