Park assets and their condition
State of the Parks Fourth Edition
Park assets allow visitors to access and enjoy parks, and ensure park management and emergency staff and vehicles have access across the parks network. These assets are monitored throughout the year and regular maintenance is undertaken to ensure their safety and functionality. Park management aims to maximise the proportion of assets that are in excellent to average condition, through Parks Victoria’s Asset Management Strategy.
Indicators
Diversity of park assets
Condition of park assets
Diversity of park assets
There are over 38,600 assets managed across the Victorian parks network, up from 28,000 assets in 2013. These includes trails, accommodation, carparks, sporting facilities, utilities and visitor facilities such as park furniture, toilets, lookouts, camping grounds, BBQs and playgrounds. Current ownership of assets across the parks estate is being reviewed in line with changes to the Parks Victoria Act 2018.
Number of park facility assets managed across the parks network
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Number of access-based assets managed across the parks network
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Number of building and accommodation assets managed across the parks network
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Number of landscaped assets managed across the parks network
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Number of maritime and waterway assets managed across the parks network
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Number of utility assets managed across the parks network
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Condition of park assets
- Park managers reported that asset condition (considering all assets within a park) was excellent or good in 27% of relevant parks, fair (serviceable) in 50% of relevant parks and poor in less than 20% of relevant parks. Although 60% of relevant parks reported that the condition of assets was unchanged since 2013, significantly more parks reported that it declined (28% of relevant parks) than improved (12% of relevant parks).
*Calculated from parks that were assessed in both 2013 and 2018 (n = 216), excluding parks where condition was unknown
Data source: Parks Victoria State of the Parks assessments
Condition of specific asset classes
- Based on asset condition assessments for specific asset classes (considering individual assets within a park),
- between 80% and 95% of park facilities are in average or better condition.
- At least 84% of access-based assets are in average or better condition.
- Between 76% and 95% of building and accommodation assets are in average or higher condition.
- At least 86% of all landscaped assets are in excellent, very good or average condition.
- Nearly 30% of vessel platforms are in poor or very poor condition, whereas 26% of marine assets are in excellent condition.
- Between 52% and 92% of most utilities such as communication, gas and drainage are in excellent, very good or average condition.
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Condition of access-based assets
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Condition of building and accommodation assets
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Condition of landscaped assets
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Condition of maritime and waterway assets
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Condition of utility assets*
*Current ownership is being reviewed with changes to the Parks Victoria Act 2018
Data source: Parks Victoria Asset Information System
Data confidence
Confidence in park manager assessments for condition of park assets
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