Electric vehicle charging
/v1/suburbs/{suburb_name}/transport/ev-chargers3¢ per callPublic EV charging sites per suburb, DC fast-charger counts, and the distance to the nearest fast charger, Australia-wide.
Coverage: Australia-wide, every suburb. DC fast sites are well covered; slower AC and unrated sites are partially mapped. Current to 2026-10-27. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/ev-chargers.
Exact suburb identifier required. Exact official suburb name (SAL), 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.
Authorization
Request
The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.
Path parameters
suburb_namestringrequiredExact official suburb name (SAL), 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
fieldsstringoptionalComma-separated subset of: charging_sites_total, dc_fast_sites, dc_ultra_fast_sites, other_charging_sites, dc_fast_sites_within_10km, nearest_dc_fast_charger_m. Omit for all.
fromstringoptionalFirst period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.
tostringoptionalLast period to include, same formats as `from`.
Responses
Successful Response
datasetstringalways returnedDataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.
levelstringalways returnedsuburb, lga or block.
areastringalways returnedCanonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.
period_typestringalways returnedsnapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.
as_ofstring · datealways returnedDate the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.
modelledbooleanalways returnedTrue when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.
fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned/v1/suburbs/{suburb_name}/transport/ev-chargerscurl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/suburbs/Belmont%20North/transport/ev-chargers' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer test'{
"data": {
"dataset": "ev-chargers",
"level": "suburb",
"area": "Fortitude Valley",
"period_type": "snapshot",
"as_of": "2026-10-27",
"modelled": false,
"fields": [
{
"field": "charging_sites_total",
"name": "Public EV charging sites",
"unit": "count",
"values": [
{
"period": "2026-10-27",
"period_start": "2026-10-27",
"value": 1
}
]
},
{
"field": "dc_fast_sites",
"name": "DC fast charging sites",
"unit": "count",
"values": [
{
"period": "2026-10-27",
"period_start": "2026-10-27",
"value": 1
}
]
},
{
"field": "dc_ultra_fast_sites",
"name": "Ultra-fast sites (150 kW or more)",
"unit": "count",
"values": [
{
"period": "2026-10-27",
"period_start": "2026-10-27",
"value": 0
}
]
}
]
}
}About this dataset
Australia-wide, every suburb. DC fast sites are well covered; slower AC and unrated sites are partially mapped. Current to 2026-10-27; refreshed quarterly.
What it is
How well a suburb is served by public electric vehicle charging: how many charging sites it has, how many are DC fast chargers, and how far the nearest fast charger is.
What it shows
Public charging sites in the suburb; DC fast sites; ultra-fast sites rated 150 kW or more; other public (slower) sites; DC fast sites within 10 km of the suburb centre; and the straight-line distance from the suburb centre to the nearest DC fast charger.
Why use it
Home charging is not available to everyone, particularly apartment dwellers and renters. Fast-charger access shapes where EV owners are willing to live and holiday, and is a growing factor in property appeal, retail site selection and fleet planning. Use it for an EV-readiness score, for 'is there a fast charger near this home', or for finding charging gaps along a region.
How it is built
We merge the national charging network lists and the state government lists into one set of DC fast-charging sites, and add other mapped public charging points that are not part of those sites. Points within 150 m of each other are one site. Each site is placed in a suburb by its coordinates. DC fast sites are well covered, with about 1,400 nationally. Slower AC chargers are mapped much less completely, so 'other public charging sites' is a floor, not a full count. Every suburb has a value; zero means no site we know of.
Fields
| Field | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
charging_sites_totalPublic EV charging sites | count | All public charging sites we hold in the suburb: DC fast sites plus other public sites (slower AC chargers and unrated points). Chargers within 150 m of each other count as one site. |
dc_fast_sitesDC fast charging sites | count | Public DC fast-charging sites (typically 25 kW and up) in the suburb, across all the main networks. |
dc_ultra_fast_sitesUltra-fast sites (150 kW or more) | count | DC fast-charging sites listed at 150 kW or more. Counts only sites with a published power rating, so it understates where ratings are missing. |
other_charging_sitesOther public charging sites | count | Public charging sites that are not DC fast: slower AC chargers and sites with no stated power. A sparse, lower-confidence count; treat it as a minimum. |
dc_fast_sites_within_10kmDC fast sites within 10 km | count | DC fast-charging sites within 10 km of the suburb centre, whether or not they sit inside the suburb. |
nearest_dc_fast_charger_mDistance to the nearest DC fast charger | m | Straight-line distance from the suburb centre to the nearest DC fast-charging site. |