Australian Open Data
StableAll tiers
A single CKAN adapter covers all Australian government open data portals. Each portal is registered as its own system type but shares the same adapter implementation.
Authentication: None for public portals (API key optional for rate-limit increase) API reference: CKAN API
Supported portals
Section titled “Supported portals”| Portal | System type |
|---|---|
| data.gov.au | DATA_GOV_AU |
| data.qld.gov.au | DATA_QLD_GOV_AU |
| data.nsw.gov.au | DATA_NSW_GOV_AU |
| data.vic.gov.au | DATA_VIC_GOV_AU |
| data.sa.gov.au | DATA_SA_GOV_AU |
| Generic CKAN | CKAN_PORTAL |
Supported resources
Section titled “Supported resources”| Resource | FETCH | LOOKUP |
|---|---|---|
search_datasets |
✓ | |
get_dataset |
✓ | ✓ |
datastore_query |
✓ | |
list_organizations |
✓ | |
list_groups |
✓ | |
| Pinned datasets (dynamic) | ✓ |
Pinned datasets are aliases you can configure per portal - frequently used datasets appear as named resources for easier targeting in workflows.
Example queries via MCP
Section titled “Example queries via MCP”Once connected through the MCP server, you can ask Claude:
- “Search data.qld.gov.au for infrastructure project datasets in southeast Queensland.”
- “What road construction datasets are available on data.gov.au?”
- “Pull the latest construction industry employment data from the ABS dataset on data.gov.au.”
- “Find spatial datasets covering the Cunningham Highway corridor.”
Security
Section titled “Security”Access type: Read-only (public data)
All CKAN portals expose publicly available government datasets. No private or organisation-specific data is involved. An API key is optional and only needed for higher rate limits on specific portals.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”- MCP Server - connect Claude or ChatGPT to query government data portals directly
- AusTender - government procurement data
- ABR - business register lookups
- Sign up for Insights - combine government datasets with your uploaded contract and estimating data