Australia · Western Australia · October 24, 2026

Landgate Map Viewer Plus: Free WA Property Boundaries

How to use Landgate Map Viewer Plus to see property boundaries, lot on plan, Land ID, tenure and aerial imagery anywhere in Western Australia, free.

Landgate is Western Australia's land information authority. It runs the state's land titles register and its cadastre, and it publishes both through Map Viewer Plus, a free map that works in any modern browser and on a phone. For a state as big as WA, with everything from inner Perth lots to pastoral leases the size of small countries, it is the one map that covers all of it.

Landgate Map Viewer Plus ↗

Map Viewer Plus opened with no login when we checked on October 24, 2026. It can take several seconds to draw on a slow connection.

What you can see

According to Landgate, Map Viewer Plus shows:

• Cadastral boundaries with lot on plan and Land ID,
• Boundary dimensions where available,
• Land tenure (freehold, Crown land, leases and reserves),
• Easements and survey marks,
• Roads, topography and aerial imagery.

How to search

Map Viewer Plus has a "Find a location" panel with several search types:

• Address. For example, a street address in Midland.
• Certificate of Title. If you know the volume and folio.
• Lot on plan. For example, Lot 100 on Deposited Plan 12345.
• Crown allotment. For Crown land parcels.
• Land ID. Landgate's own parcel identifier.

Pick the search type, enter the details and the map zooms to the parcel.

Step by step

1. Open Map Viewer Plus with the button above.
2. Choose Address in the Find a location panel and type the address.
3. Click the parcel. The information panel shows the lot, plan and Land ID.
4. Add layers. Turn on tenure, easements or imagery as needed.
5. Measure. Use the measure tool to check a frontage or an area against a listing.

Understanding WA tenure

Tenure matters more in WA than in most states because so much of the land is not freehold.

• Freehold. Private ownership, recorded on a Certificate of Title.
• Crown land. Owned by the State. It may be reserved for a purpose, leased, or unallocated.
• Pastoral leases. Large leases of Crown land used for grazing across the Rangelands.
• Reserves. Crown land set aside for purposes such as conservation, recreation or public utilities.

If you are looking at a rural property, check its tenure first. A "station for sale" is usually the sale of a pastoral lease, not freehold land.

Lot on plan and volume/folio

WA titles are known by a volume and folio, and the land by a lot on plan. Plans can be deposited plans, plans, diagrams or strata plans. Both numbers appear in Map Viewer Plus. Write both down: the title search uses the volume/folio and the council will usually quote the lot and plan.

What it does not show

• Owner names. Ownership is on the Certificate of Title. A title search is a paid Landgate product.
• Legal boundary position. Lines are compiled from survey records and are not a survey. Use a licensed surveyor for boundary work.
• Local planning zones in full. Zoning is set by the local planning scheme. Check the council's scheme maps, or the state planning maps for regional schemes, before you rely on what a block can be used for.

Tips

• Remote areas. Imagery may be lower resolution in the outback, and some boundaries are less accurate there.
• Strata. A strata building shows as the parent lot; the strata plan defines the units.
• Phone use. Map Viewer Plus is designed to work on mobile, which is handy when you are standing at the property and want to compare the fence with the line.

A worked example: a block in a country town

Say you are looking at a vacant lot in a Wheatbelt town.

1. Search the address in Map Viewer Plus. If the address isn't found, search the town and pan to the street.
2. Click the lot and note the lot on plan and Land ID.
3. Turn on tenure. A town lot is usually freehold; if it shows as Crown land or a reserve, ask why it is for sale.
4. Check easements. Drainage and power easements often run along the back of town lots.
5. Use imagery to look for old buildings, tanks or tracks on the lot.
6. Measure the frontage and area and compare them with the listing.
7. Check the shire's local planning scheme for the zone and the minimum lot size.

Why lots can look different from the listing

• Truncations. Corner lots often have a cut corner (a truncation) that reduces the area.
• Battleaxe lots. The access leg counts in the area but you can't build on it.
• Amalgamation. Some properties are two lots sold together; each has its own title.
• Rounding. Listings often round areas; the plan has the measured area.

Map Viewer Plus vs other WA maps

Landgate's map focuses on land and tenure. For planning, the WA Department of Planning publishes its own maps of region schemes, and each local government publishes its local planning scheme maps. For bushfire, WA maps bush fire prone areas separately. Use Map Viewer Plus to identify the land, then check those planning and hazard sources for what you can do with it.

Common questions

Is Map Viewer Plus free? Yes. Viewing the map and searching are free. Title searches and other Landgate products are paid.

What is a Land ID? A Landgate identifier for a parcel, which you can use to search the map.

Can I search by Certificate of Title? Yes, choose the Certificate of Title search and enter the volume and folio.

Does it show zoning? Map Viewer Plus focuses on land and tenure. Check the local planning scheme for zoning.

Related guides

• How to find a lot and plan number in Australia
• Free property boundary maps in Australia
• Western Australia parcel map page

Sources

• Map Viewer Plus opened and checked October 24, 2026.
• Landgate: Map Viewer Plus and How to use Map Viewer Plus.