Victorian Heritage Inventory Explained

The Victorian Heritage Inventory, commonly known as the Heritage Inventory, is a list of all known historical archaeology sites in Victoria, Australia. It is maintained by Heritage Victoria^[1], the Victorian State Government’s principal cultural (non-Indigenous) heritage agency.

The Heritage Inventory, which lists over 5000 sites, can be searched online through the Victorian Heritage Database.^[2] The inventory is also available in JSON format through an authentication-free RESTful API.^[3]

As of June 2022 the database contains information from 33 Heritage Authorities.^[4] This includes:

• City of Ballarat
• City of Banyule
• City of Boroondara
• City of Brimbank
• Shire of Cardinia
• City of Casey
• City of Darebin
• City of Glen Eira
• Shire of Glenelg
• Golden Plains Shire
• City of Greater Bendigo
• City of Greater Geelong
• Shire of Hindmarsh
• City of Hobsons Bay
• City of Manningham
• City of Maribyrnong
• City of Maroondah
• City of Melton
• City of Moonee Valley
• Shire of Moorabool
• City of Merri-bek
• National Trust of Australia
• Shire of Nillumbik
• Shire of Northern Grampians
• Borough of Queenscliffe
• South Gippsland Shire
• Shire of Southern Grampians
• City of Stonnington
• Victorian War Heritage Inventory^[5]
• Victorian Heritage Inventory
• Victorian Heritage Register
• City of Yarra
• Yarra Ranges Shire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heritage Victoria . 2010-09-13.
2. Web site: Victorian Heritage Database . 2010-09-13.
3. Web site: Victorian Heritage Database API documentation . 2022-06-05.
4. https://api.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/v1/heritage-authorities?hasListings=true
5. Web site: Victorian War Heritage Inventory . 2022-06-06.