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Heritage listing
The South Australian Heritage Register The South Australian Heritage Places Database
How to get your property listed in the South Australian Heritage Register
Heritage listing
A number of heritage registers around the world list natural and man-made objects and places of heritage value.
In South Australia heritage lists contain places and items that are protected under the
Heritage Places Act 1993 and the
Development Act 1993.
State heritage places are established through the
Heritage Places Act 1993 and are listed in the South Australian Heritage Register.
Local heritage places are listed in
development plans and are established through the
Development Act 1993. A place may be designated to be of local heritage value if it:
- displays historical, economic or social themes that are of importance to the local area
- represents customs or ways of life that are characteristic of the local area
- has played an important part in the lives of local residents
- displays aesthetic merit, design characteristics or construction techniques of significance to the local area
- is associated with a notable local personality or event
- is a notable landmark in the area
- is a tree of special historical or social significance or importance within the local area.
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The South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register is a list of places of heritage value to the state. The register is managed by the State Heritage Branch of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on behalf of the South Australian Heritage Council.
Reports relating to state heritage places are provided to the relevant councils and are available for public inspection by contacting the State Heritage Branch.
The reports provide the following information:
- SA Heritage Register file number
- name of the place
- address
- local government area.
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The South Australian Heritage Places Database
The database is an online search tool to help people find information about heritage places in South Australia, including locality maps. You can search the database to find out if your property is heritage listed.
The database contains a listing of:
- state heritage places from the South Australian Heritage Register
- local heritage places from South Australian development plans.
For more information on the database, see Planning contacts.
Enquiries about a local heritage listing should be addressed to the relevant council.
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How to get your property listed in the South Australian Heritage Register
Individuals and organisations can nominate a place for entry in the South Australian Heritage Register.
To be entered in the register a place must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
- it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the state’s history
- it has rare, uncommon or endangered qualities that are of cultural significance
- it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the state’s history, including its natural history
- it is an outstanding representative of a particular class of places of cultural significance
- it demonstrates a high degree of creative, aesthetic or technical accomplishment or is an outstanding representative of particular construction techniques or design characteristics
- it has strong cultural or spiritual associations for the community or a group within it
- it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance.
The South Australian Heritage Council decides whether or not to enter a place in the register once it considers the nomination along with findings from heritage surveys and advice from the State Heritage Branch, as well as feedback from the public.
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