Microburbs Australian Property Data

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Suburb · Zoning

suburbs_development_zoning_map

Read-onlyIdempotent

Shown in the suburb report as the 'Zoning' card in the Development section.

Zoning polygons clipped to the suburb, with per-class and parent-group area shares.

Price: 25¢ per call.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "suburb_name": "<suburb_name>"
    },
    "name": "suburbs_development_zoning_map"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`suburb_name`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedSep 15, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -{
-  "properties": {
-    "available": {
-      "anyOf": [
-        {
-          "type": "boolean"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "null"
-        }
-      ],
-      "description": "`false` on no-data responses. Omitted on success — branch on `data !== null` if you want a single discriminator.",
-      "title": "Available"
-    },
-    "data": {
-      "anyOf": [
-        {
-          "additionalProperties": true,
-          "description": "Zoning polygons clipped to the suburb boundary, plus legend shares.",
-          "example": {
-            "area_level": "suburb",
-            "area_name": "Belmont North",
-            "geojson": {
-              "features": [
-                {
-                  "geometry": {
-                    "coordinates": [
-                      [
-                        [
-                          151.6695,
-                          -33.0018
-                        ],
-                        [
-                          151.6702,
-                          -33.0021
-                        ],
-                        [
-                          151.6698,
-                          -33.0027
-                        ],
-                        [
-                          151.6695,
-                          -33.0018
-                        ]
-                      ]
-                    ],
-                    "type": "Polygon"
-                  },
-                  "properties": {
-                    "color": "#27ae60",
-                    "lay_class": "Environmental Conservation",
-                    "parent": "Environmental",
-                    "sym_code": "C2"
-                  },
-                  "type": "Feature"
-                }
-              ],
-              "type": "FeatureCollection"
-            },
-            "groups": [
-              {
-                "color": "#27ae60",
-                "label": "Environmental",
-                "pct": 24.3
-              },
-              {
-                "color": "#e85d75",
-                "label": "Residential",
-                "pct": 64.1
-              },
-              {
-                "color": "#f6c445",
-                "label": "Commercial",
-                "pct": 1.6
-              },
-              {
-                "color": "#b8b8b8",
-                "label": "Other",
-                "pct": 10
-              }
-            ],
-            "legend": [
-              {
-                "color": "#e85d75",
-                "lay_class": "Low Density Residential",
-                "parent": "Residential",
-                "pct": 62.4,
-                "sym_code": "R2"
-              },
-              {
-                "color": "#27ae60",
-                "lay_class": "Environmental Conservation",
-                "parent": "Environmental",
-                "pct": 21.9,
-                "sym_code": "C2"
-              }
-            ]
-          },
-          "properties": {
-            "area_level": {
-              "description": "Always 'suburb'.",
-              "title": "Area Level",
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "area_name": {
-              "description": "Suburb (SAL) name.",
-              "title": "Area Name",
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "geojson": {
-              "description": "Zoning polygons. Feature properties: lay_class, sym_code, parent, color.",
-              "properties": {
-                "features": {
-                  "description": "Feature list.",
-                  "items": {
-                    "description": "RFC 7946 Feature — geometry + endpoint-specific properties.",
-                    "properties": {
-                      "geometry": {
-                        "additionalProperties": true,
-                        "description": "GeoJSON geometry (Polygon or MultiPolygon).",
-                        "title": "Geometry",
-                        "type": "object"
-                      },
-                      "properties": {
-                        "additionalProperties": true,
-                        "description": "Per-feature attributes — see the endpoint's example.",
-                        "title": "Properties",
-                        "type": "object"
-                      },
-                      "type": {
-                        "const": "Feature",
-                        "description": "Always 'Feature'.",
-                        "title": "Type",
-                        "type": "string"
-                      }
-                    },
-                    "required": [
-                      "type",
-                      "geometry",
-                      "properties"
-                    ],
-                    "title": "GeoJsonFeature",
-                    "type": "object"
-                  },
-                  "title": "Features",
-                  "type": "array"
-                },
-                "type": {
-                  "const": "FeatureCollection",
-                  "description": "Always 'FeatureCollection'.",
-                  "title": "Type",
-                  "type": "string"
-                }
-              },
-              "required": [
-                "type",
-                "features"
-              ],
-              "title": "GeoJsonFeatureCollection",
-              "type": "object"
-            },
-            "groups": {
-              "description": "Parent-group area shares (Environmental / Residential / Commercial / Other).",
-              "items": {
-                "description": "Parent-group share of the suburb's zoned area.",
-                "properties": {
-                  "color": {
-                    "description": "Hex colour for map styling.",
-                    "title": "Color",
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  "label": {
-                    "description": "Parent group name.",
-                    "title": "Label",
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  "pct": {
-                    "description": "Share of zoned area (%).",
-                    "title": "Pct",
-                    "type": "number"
-                  }
-                },
-                "required": [
-                  "label",
-                  "pct",
-                  "color"
-                ],
-                "title": "ZoningGroup",
-                "type": "object"
-              },
-              "title": "Groups",
-              "type": "array"
-            },
-            "legend": {
-              "description": "Per-class area shares, largest first.",
-              "items": {
-                "additionalProperties": true,
-                "description": "One zoning class with its share of the suburb's zoned area.",
-                "properties": {
-                  "color": {
-                    "description": "Hex colour for map styling.",
-                    "title": "Color",
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  "lay_class": {
-                    "description": "Zoning layer class (e.g. 'Low Density Residential').",
-                    "title": "Lay Class",
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  "parent": {
-                    "description": "Parent group — Environmental / Residential / Commercial / Other.",
-                    "title": "Parent",
-                    "type": "string"
-                  },
-                  "pct": {
-                    "description": "Share of zoned area (%).",
-                    "title": "Pct",
-                    "type": "number"
-                  },
-                  "sym_code": {
-                    "anyOf": [
-                      {
-                        "type": "string"
-                      },
-                      {
-                        "type": "null"
-                      }
-                    ],
-                    "description": "Zoning symbol code (e.g. 'R2').",
-                    "title": "Sym Code"
-                  }
-                },
-                "required": [
-                  "lay_class",
-                  "parent",
-                  "color",
-                  "pct"
-                ],
-                "title": "ZoningLegendRow",
-                "type": "object"
-              },
-              "title": "Legend",
-              "type": "array"
-            }
-          },
-          "required": [
-            "area_name",
-            "area_level",
-            "legend",
-            "groups",
-            "geojson"
-          ],
-          "title": "SuburbZoningMap",
-          "type": "object"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "null"
-        }
-      ],
-      "description": "The endpoint's payload, or `null` when Microburbs has no value."
-    },
-    "message": {
-      "anyOf": [
-        {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "null"
-        }
-      ],
-      "description": "Human-readable explanation. Omitted on success.",
-      "title": "Message"
-    },
-    "reason": {
-      "anyOf": [
-        {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "null"
-        }
-      ],
-      "description": "Machine-readable slug naming the no-data condition (e.g. `no_avm_for_GANSW704074813`). Stable per endpoint. Omitted on success.",
-      "title": "Reason"
-    }
-  },
-  "title": "ApiResponse[SuburbZoningMap]",
-  "type": "object",
-  "x-fastmcp-top-level-schema": "ApiResponse_SuburbZoningMap_"
-}New value: +null

First observedSep 14, 2026

TDQS

B3.4/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already cover read-only, idempotent, non-destructive and closed-world behavior, so the bar is lower; the description goes beyond them by disclosing cost (25¢ per call) and by describing what the call returns (polygons clipped to the suburb, with area shares broken down by class and parent group) even though no output schema exists. It stops short of stating the geographic output format or whether polygons are simplified/limited in count.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Two short paragraphs with no filler, and the cost warning is cleanly separated. The report-placement sentence leads instead of the data description, which is slightly less useful front-loading for an agent deciding whether to call.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness3/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a one-parameter read tool with no output schema, the description gives enough to know roughly what comes back and what it costs, but leaves output format, data vintage/source, and parameter conventions unspecified. Adequate rather than complete.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

There is one parameter (suburb_name) with 0% schema description coverage, so the description must compensate. It implies the suburb is the clipping/scope unit but never explains accepted name formats, matching behavior, or failures for unknown suburbs.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description names the resource and its scope precisely: zoning polygons clipped to the suburb, plus per-class and parent-group area shares. It does not distinguish this from the sibling zoning tools (properties_development_zoning_code, properties_development_zoning_overlays), so the agent must infer the distinction, but the purpose itself is unambiguous.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines2/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

There is no when-to-use or when-not-to-use guidance, and no alternatives are named. The only context is report placement ('Shown in the suburb report as the Zoning card'), which describes marketing location rather than invocation conditions.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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