ABS Regional Boundaries for Local Government Areas in New South Wales, GDA2020

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Geographical Standard Boundaries for Local Government Areas in New South Wales. The dataset is part of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) framework used for the 2016 Census and other ABS data collections. It is published by Spatial Services (DCS) and was last updated on 2026-04 27.

Use Cases

• Map socio-economic statistics based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) hierarchy mentioned in the description
• Analyze demographic trends for Local Government Areas in New South Wales based on the statistical boundary framework
• Integrate census data with other geospatial datasets based on the standardized ABS regional boundaries
• Visualize administrative and statistical regions for planning and reporting purposes based on the described boundary structures

Strengths

• Aligned with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and compatibility
• Part of a coherent statistical geography framework (ASGS) designed for data comparability
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The description references the 2016 ASGS, suggesting the underlying statistical framework may not be the most recent

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), New South Wales Government

Collection Method

Likely derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Geographical Standard.

Time Range

Based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 13:03:50.675526; freshness should be verified

Geography

New South Wales, Australia, at the Local Government Area level.