A structured town-level model of regional Australia

towndirectory.com.au is a public web app that brings together official data, local listings, and community information into clear, town-by-town pages for regional Australia.

Each town page helps people quickly understand who lives there, what housing and work exist, and how the community functions.

See what exists in a town

Services, businesses, facilities, groups, and events in one place.

Understand the shape of the community

Population, housing, work, income, education, and health at a glance.

Find official and local links fast

Direct access to councils, services, and trusted sources without searching. Get a clear picture without reports or dashboards. Practical information, not spreadsheets or PDFs.

Town-level data exists, but it’s unusable

Regional town data exists, but it’s scattered across government portals, spreadsheets, PDFs, and disconnected websites. Most of it is never presented town by town, and rarely helps people understand what a place is actually like.

What happens when nothing changes

Residents rely on word of mouth and Facebook groups. Visitors see an incomplete picture. Councils answer the same questions repeatedly. Online systems make guesses because there is nothing structured to reference.

What changes when data is organised by town

When information is organised at the town level, people can understand a place in minutes, not hours. What exists becomes visible. What’s missing becomes clear.

How it works

towndirectory.com.au brings together official public data, local listings, and community information and organises it into consistent town pages. Each page presents the same core information so towns can be understood and compared clearly.

Mockups only. App currently in concept stage.

Trusted sources

Information is drawn from official government datasets, public registers, and verified local sources. Local updates improve accuracy over time.

Information done right

You don’t need to search multiple websites or reports. Each town page shows local services, businesses, facilities, groups, events, and essential links in one place.

What makes this different

Most town information lives in reports, dashboards, or scattered websites. Town Directory puts practical town information where people actually look when deciding to visit, live, invest, or connect.

Who it's for

Residents who want to know what exists locally. Visitors or newcomers deciding where to go or settle. Councils and organisations needing accurate, visible town information. Digital systems that need reliable town-level reference data.

How it stays accurate

Official government datasets provide the baseline. Local updates improve and keep information current over time.

What this enables

Faster decisions. Clearer comparisons. Better visibility for regional towns. And dependable reference data for services that rely on accurate place information.

Why this matters now

Public data already describes regional Australia, but it is rarely visible or usable at the town level. Organising it properly unlocks value for people, communities, councils, and future digital services.

Our founder Nathan Little

towndirectory.com.au was founded by Nathan Little, based in Adelaide, South Australia. He has worked in and with local, state, and federal governments translating complex public data and regional systems into clear, usable digital platforms for councils, organisations, and the public.

towndirectory.com.au is coming soon to the web, smartphone and community kiosk. Join the waiting list for early access.