Council intelligence signals
/v1/suburbs/{suburb_name}/development/council-intelligence20¢ per callCouncil capex / project-pipeline signals extracted from the LGA's meeting minutes — each with stage, dollar value, location and time horizon — plus a rollup of the total pipeline in dollars.
Exact suburb identifier required. Exact ABS Suburb and Locality (SAL) name, e.g. Burwood (NSW) — many suburbs carry a state suffix. If starting from free text or an unverified bare name, first call GET /v1/geocode/suburb?q=<text>, then use the exact data[].area_name it returns. Suburb data endpoints do not guess a state or typo-correct names.
Price: 20¢ per call.
Authorization
Request
The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.
Path parameters
suburb_namestringrequiredExact ABS Suburb and Locality (SAL) name, e.g. `Burwood (NSW)` — many suburbs carry a state suffix. If starting from free text or an unverified bare name, first call `GET /v1/geocode/suburb?q=<text>`, then use the exact `data[].area_name` it returns. Suburb data endpoints do not guess a state or typo-correct names.
Query parameters
Responses
Successful Response
area_namestringalways returnedSuburb (SAL) name.
area_levelstringalways returnedAlways 'suburb'.
definitionstringalways returnedWhat these signals are and how measured.
summaryobjectalways returnedHeadline rollup over the signal list.
signalsarray of CouncilSignalalways returnedSignals, largest dollar_value first.
/v1/suburbs/{suburb_name}/development/council-intelligencecurl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/suburbs/Belmont%20North/development/council-intelligence' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer test'{
"data": {
"area_name": "Belmont North",
"area_level": "suburb",
"definition": "Council meeting-minute signals — capex commitments, infrastructure and community-facility projects, zoning amendments and environmental programs — extracted from the LGA's published minutes. pipeline_dollars is the sum of every signal's committed/estimated dollar value; signals with no stated value contribute 0.",
"summary": {
"total_signals": 32,
"active_signals": 21,
"pipeline_dollars": 335562658.31,
"pipeline_display": "$335.6M",
"n_types": 9
},
"signals": [
{
"type": "infrastructure_capex",
"title": "10 Year Road Renewal Program",
"description": "Council has approved an additional $20 million for road renewal projects over the next four years, enhancing road infrastructure across the region.",
"evidence": "Endorses the inclusion of an additional $20 million in Council funding to support an increase in Council's planned capital Road Renewal Program over the next four years.",
"stage": "approved",
"bucket": "active",
"dollar_value": 20000000,
"dollar_display": "$20M",
"meeting_date": "25 March 2025",
"location": "LGA-wide",
"time_horizon": "2-5 years"
}
]
}
}